Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

"Shared space" in effect on Broadway by Madison Square. Photo: Hilda Cohen

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square

By David Meyer | Jul 19, 2017 | 12 Comments

DOT's reconfiguration of Broadway near Madison Square Park is almost complete. Streetsblog reader Hilda Cohen shared this bird's-eye view of pedestrian-priority block.

Eyes on the Street: Breathing Room for Pedestrians on Eighth Avenue in Midtown

By Brad Aaron | Jun 27, 2017 | 12 Comments

The city added nine feet of walking space (a 40 percent increase) to the west side of Eighth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets, north of the bus terminal. Planters line what used to be a parking lane next to a buffered bike lane, which remains intact.

It’s Bike Month, So NYC Closed the Busiest Bike Route in the Country With No Notice. Again.

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2017 | 13 Comments

Continuing what's become an annual tradition, the Parks Department has set up a bike dismount zone on Hudson River Greenway for Fleet Week. Adhering to past practice, Parks posted no notice of the detour on its website or Twitter.

Car dealers aren't letting one of the city's flagship bike improvements get in the way of storing their inventory on public streets. Photo: Jessame Hannus

Car Dealers Are Ruining the Queens Boulevard Bike Lane in Elmhurst

By David Meyer | Apr 10, 2017 | 42 Comments

The Queens Boulevard bike lane promises to make biking a more viable travel option for hundreds of thousands of people. But not if car dealers use it as a showroom.

Two well-placed cones compel drivers to take safer turns across the First Avenue bike lane at 9th Street. Photo: Transformation Department

Cones to the Rescue — Safer Turns at First Ave and 9th Street

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2017 | 33 Comments

The guerrilla street engineers at the Transformation Department have "staged an intervention" at the intersection of First Avenue and 9th Street, putting down two orange cones to force drivers to take turns more carefully.

Eyes on the Street: Chain Reaction Car Fire on 58th Street

By Brad Aaron | Mar 24, 2017 | 11 Comments

Firefighters had trouble putting out the fire -- because the driver of the blue van parked too close to the nearest hydrant. The blaze spread down the block and reached the First Avenue bike lane before they got it under control.

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