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Eyes on the Street: Going Soft on Bus Lane Violators

By Brad Aaron | Oct 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

Photo pool contributor Jacob-uptown tagged this shot of new "soft barriers" intended to keep cars and trucks out of the 34th Street Select Bus lanes. His conclusion: "not successful yet." Don’t forget to add a "streetsblog" tag to your photos of city street conditions.

Eyes on the Street: Words Fail

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2008 | 21 Comments

We were out last Friday taking shots of cars parked in the new Select Bus lanes on 34th Street — you know, the ones NYPD has pledged to help keep clear. If only we had walked a few blocks west we might have hit the mother lode. This shot, submitted by a tipster, is of […]

Broadway Boulevard Confirms: People Will Sit in Well-Placed Seats

By Ben Fried | Sep 23, 2008 | 14 Comments

Broadway Boulevard takes center stage in a USA Today story on New York City’s recent pedestrian improvements. Those who questioned whether people would sit in plazas near passing traffic have their answer: Bianca Assim-Kon, 30, was initially skeptical about the plazas. "I saw them doing this, and my co-worker and I (said) all the tourists […]

Cops, Cabs and Trucks Ignore 34th Street SBS Lane

By Brad Aaron | Sep 22, 2008 | 14 Comments

DOT plans to use cameras to keep cabs and government vehicles out of the 34th Street lanes. Last Monday the city launched phase one of its second Select Bus Service route, on 34th Street in Manhattan. From what we could tell on Friday, so far some new signage and fresh terracotta paint are about all […]

DOT, MTA Launch 34th Street Select Bus Service Today

By Brad Aaron | Sep 15, 2008 | 4 Comments

SBS lanes are the first phase of the 34th Street Transitway concept DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and MTA CEO Lee Sander are scheduled to officially roll out 34th Street Select Bus Service at a 1 p.m. press conference today. The new Manhattan route will be the city’s second foray into bus rapid transit, following a […]

Eyes on the Street: A Walk Down Broadway Boulevard

By Ben Fried | Aug 19, 2008 | 38 Comments

After Summer Streets wrapped up last Saturday, I headed over to Times Square to check out the progress on DOT’s "Broadway Boulevard" project. The new street geometry and surfacing are mostly in place, while plantings and furniture have yet to arrive. The bike lane was also fully functional, making this pedicab ride across 41st Street […]

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