Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: New Stripes for Pedestrians and Cyclists in Central Park

By Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2012 | 12 Comments

Last month, Streetsblog reported that the Central Park loop would be getting a new lane configuration to clarify where pedestrians and cyclists belong, similar to changes recently implemented in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. Less than 30 days after the announcement, walkers, joggers, and bike riders are all getting some extra room in the park, while the space […]

Eyes on the Street: Scenes From Flatbush Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2012 | 10 Comments

Thanks to Ian Dutton for these great shots from Flatbush Avenue, where pedestrians are being allotted more space on five side streets from Prospect Park to Atlantic Avenue. The materials are designed to be temporary, but it’s remarkable what a little paint and plastic can accomplish. According to Ian, crossing distances at Prospect Place and […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings on Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn

By Stephen Miller | Oct 10, 2012 | 16 Comments

Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park, from 65th Street to 15th Street, is getting its road diet after Brooklyn Community Board 7 overwhelmingly approved changes to the street in May. Seven pedestrians were killed in traffic along the corridor between 2006 and 2011. To make it safer, DOT is reducing Fourth Avenue from three lanes in each direction […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike, Pedestrian and Bus Upgrades Coming to East Harlem

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2012 | 4 Comments

Streetsblog regular @J_uptown snapped these shots of developing infrastructure on First and Second Avenues in East Harlem, where DOT is installing a protected bike lane, shortening crossing distances for pedestrians, and speeding bus travel. Writes Jacob: It’s well underway, and nearly all of the ped islands are completed, and most of the striping is done […]

Eyes on the Street: Filling the Void Left By Astoria’s Missing Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Oct 2, 2012 | 7 Comments

Last month, Queens Community Board 1 voted down DOT’s proposal for a pedestrian plaza at the intersection of 30th Avenue, 33rd Street and Newtown Avenue, opting instead for curb extensions that will keep the block open to vehicle traffic. The curb extensions are set to be installed next year. In the meantime, as shown in this photo sent […]

Eyes on the Street: Summer Space Revisited

By Brad Aaron | Sep 26, 2012 | No Comments

Jeff Prant sent in this photo from last Sunday’s Summer Space, which just wrapped another season, on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights. Click here for Jeff’s photos from the first day of the inaugural Summer Space, back in the summer of 2008. Were we ever so young?

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