Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Ocean Parkway Gets Safety Upgrades, With More to Come

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2013 | 8 Comments

A plan to improve pedestrian safety at a dangerous Brooklyn intersection is seeing the first signs of progress on the ground. In June, Ngozi Agbim, 73, was killed by a turning tractor-trailer truck driver on the north side of the intersection of Church Avenue, Ocean Parkway, and the Prospect Expressway. The location, which had already […]

Eyes on the Street: A Better Queensboro Bridge Approach in Manhattan

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2013 | 34 Comments

Many commuters on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge this morning noticed new markings going in on First Avenue for a short but critical extension of the protected bike lane between 59th and 61st Streets. The changes, part of a plan supported by Community Boards 6 and 8 last spring, bring safer connections to both First […]

NYPD: Still Blocking Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2013 | 20 Comments

What strikes me about the Cops in Bike Lanes Tumblr, which we first wrote about last week, is the variety. Cruisers, vans, motorcycles, scooters — regardless of vehicle type, NYPD will leave it in the path of cyclists. Unfortunately, given NYPD’s utter disregard for public safety, there’s no shortage of material. Send your photos and stories […]

Eyes on the Street: Minivans Parked All Over Williamsburg Sidewalk, Bikeway

By Stephen Miller | Oct 3, 2013 | 34 Comments

A reader sent in this photo of what looks to be several dozen minivans in Williamsburg parked all over the sidewalk and bike lane on Kent Avenue. Along this section of Kent, which is part of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, the parked cars blocked both a southbound bike lane and a northbound bike route on […]

Eyes on the Street: DOT Wayfinding Signage in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2013 | No Comments

Noah Budnick at TA tweeted this shot yesterday of a new pedestrian wayfinding sign at Flatbush Avenue and Empire Boulevard, between Prospect Park and the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Unlike traditional maps, where north is up, WalkNYC maps are oriented to the direction the viewer is facing. Initial rollout areas include Chinatown, the Garment District, Herald […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings From Corona to Citi Field

By Stephen Miller | Sep 20, 2013 | 7 Comments

People looking to get from North Corona to Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Citi Field, and the Flushing Bay Promenade have to navigate the confusing intersection of 34th Avenue and 114th Street, find a small, poorly-maintained path, and cross a high-speed ramp from the Grand Central Parkway without even a crosswalk. Now construction has started on […]

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