Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

This expanded sidewalk on 32nd Street only lasted a few months. It could return -- if the MTA is willing to simplify two bus routes. Photo: Stephen Miller

Will the MTA Make Room for a Pedestrian-Friendly 32nd Street?

By David Meyer | Mar 30, 2018 | 7 Comments

For one glorious summer in 2015, the block of 32nd Street between Penn Station and Herald Square had a wide, generous sidewalk. It was a huge relief for the throngs of people walking to the nation's busiest rail hub. But it didn't last.

Assembly Member Dan Quart Wants Full-Scale Congestion Pricing, No Exemptions

By David Meyer | Mar 9, 2018 | 3 Comments

Assembly Member Dan Quart, who represents the Upper East Side and East Midtown, doesn't tiptoe around the issue of congestion pricing.

A rendering of what 43rd Street will look like in 2021, once its "shared street" design is built out in concrete. image: NYC Mayor's Office

Can DOT Build a Plaza By Grand Central Faster Than DDC?

By David Meyer | Feb 16, 2018 | 2 Comments

Two new public spaces connected to the rezoning of Midtown East will be built out by DOT, not the Department of Design and Construction.

A truck driver hit a cyclist after the driver of a Mercedes SUV, pictured at left, doored him on 29th Street near Eighth Avenue. Photo: Lisa Sladkus

Crosstown Bikeways Can’t Come Soon Enough — Cyclist Doored and Struck on 29th Street

By Brad Aaron | Feb 6, 2018 | 57 Comments

A man in a Mercedes SUV doored a 67-year-old man on a bike, who was then hit by a truck driver and had to be hospitalized.

Whose Streets? Eric Duke’s Streets

By Ben Fried | Feb 2, 2018 | 24 Comments

"Maybe I just won't pay our property taxes if my street is taken away from me," the TV production studio owner said of the city's plan to dedicate a seven-foot strip of public street space to bicycling.

In DOT's redesign, most blocks of 26th Street and 29th Street will get five-foot parking-protected bike lanes with a two-foot buffer. Image: DOT

CB 4 Committee Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for 26th and 29th Streets

By David Meyer | Jan 18, 2018 | 13 Comments

The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee unanimously endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bikes lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night. The redesign calls for a five-foot parking-protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks, with variations where the street is wider or narrower.

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