STREETFILMS: The Peaceful Pedestrian Plazas of Paris … And What They Can Teach Us
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Pedestrianization: It's the past — and the future — of cities.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Mark Gorton
Streetfilms: ‘Talking Public Spaces’ in the Meatpacking District
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See it: Gorgeous plazas with lush plantings in movable containers. Refurbished 19th-century factory buildings on quaint cobblestone streets. People sipping drinks under red cloth umbrellas — and hardly a car to be seen. Are we really in the Manhattan? Yes.
Opinion: DOT’s Traffic Engineering Division is Hostile to Street Safety
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Why do engineers at the city Department of Transportation design bad roads? Because their only metric is car throughput. That has to change.
Opinion: Congestion Pricing Does Not Begin to Compensate Society for the Harm and Violence Caused by Cars
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Much of the coverage of congestion pricing focuses on the need for a toll to reduce congestion or pollution. And that's important. But drivers need to know that they do far more harm than merely causing traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. Put simply: Cars destroy the human living environment in the city.
1,000! Clarence Eckerson’s Streetfilms Hits the Ultimate Milestone
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The 'Orson Welles of the Streets' looks back on the advent of his 1,000th installment.
What NYC Needs Now: Public Space Management
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A lively online session looks at the promise and pitfalls of open streets.