STREETFILMS: Letting Citizens Redesign Their Streets
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What happened when an Amsterdam neighborhood removed 600 parking spots? Utopia!
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Mark Gorton
Op-Ed: Here’s a Better, Cheaper and Safer 79th Street Rotunda Plan
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In this opinion piece, the publisher of Streetsblog — and a daily Upper West Side cyclist — weighs in and offers an alternative proposal.
Times Square is Still A Mammoth S#!+show — But NYC Can Learn from London
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Streetfilms takes you inside the belly of the beast.
The Pedestrian Crush: It Doesn’t Have to Be Like This
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Although there is undoubtedly an amazing streets renaissance going on in NYC, there still remain places in dire need of improvement. Every workday, heavily-used areas like the blocks surrounding Penn Station are overwhelmed with pedestrians making their way home via buses, subways, the Long Island Railroad and Amtrak. The sidewalks are so clogged by this […]
Streetfilms: Carmaggeddon Averted as Broadway Comes to Life
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When New York City opened up new pedestrian zones in the heart of Midtown this summer, naysayers predicted a traffic nightmare. Nearly two months later, we’re still waiting for the much-feared Carmaggedon. In this video, Streetsblog publisher Mark Gorton takes us on a tour of Broadway’s car-free squares and boulevard-style blocks, where conditions have improved […]
Streetfilms: A Conversation With Janette Sadik-Khan
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In this exclusive Streetfilms interview, The Open Planning Project’s Executive Director Mark Gorton talks with Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan about how her agency is redefining public space in New York City. As the two take a walking tour of recently revamped streetscapes designed to encourage car-free movement and foster social activity — including […]