Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: The Bus Bulb at the Nexus of the Universe

By Ben Fried | Jul 27, 2012 | 8 Comments

Thanks to @J_uptown for tipping us off to this transit enhancement in the making (and providing the Seinfeld-inspired headline). The fresh sidewalk addition here is a bus bulb for Select Bus Service on First Avenue. When it’s in working order, bus drivers won’t have to pull over to the curb to pick up and drop off […]

Eyes on the Street: Guerrilla Bike Lane Separation on Bergen Street

By Ben Fried | Jul 19, 2012 | 22 Comments

Streetsblog reader and former Manhattan Community Board 2 standout Ian Dutton has hit upon a low-cost way to keep the Bergen Street bike lane clear of NYPD squad cars. The short piece of Bergen between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush is routinely blocked by the 78th Precinct’s vehicles, so Ian took advantage of some idle Con-Ed […]

Eyes on the Street: Lines Forming for Ninth Ave Protected Bike Lane

By Brad Aaron | Jul 11, 2012 | 31 Comments

Construction on Midtown protected bike lanes continues apace. Reader Hilda Cohen sends in the above shot from Ninth Avenue, where she says “contractors are out marking lines between 47th and 39th.” “Traffic was already moving smoother,” writes Hilda. On Twitter, @andrewneidhardt posted this photo of Ninth at 38th. Regular Streetsblog readers may know that I […]

Eyes on the Street: Runoff Retention? Sidewalk Extension!

By Brad Aaron | Jul 3, 2012 | 21 Comments

Clarence files these photos of a dual-purpose street reclamation in Queens. In Woodside at the intersection of 39th Ave and Woodside Avenue they have put in a massive traffic calming/bioswale-ish extension of the sidewalk! It looks like a standard Portland-style bioswale for water runoff. We have queries in with the city for more information, but […]

Eyes on the Street, Midtown Redux: Crosstown Bike Lane Meets 6 1/2 Avenue

By Brad Aaron | Jul 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

More streetscape news from Midtown: In addition to the Eighth Avenue bike lane expansion and the installation of 6 1/2 Avenue, DOT is already at work on new crosstown lanes. Steve O., a.k.a. @eveostay, snapped this shot today at the brand new intersection of the E. 51st Street lane and 6 1/2 Ave. The lane […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike-Ped Improvements on 6 1/2 and Eighth Avenues

By Noah Kazis | Jul 2, 2012 | 6 Comments

Safer streets are taking shape in Midtown, with work underway to create new paths through the heart of the city for pedestrians and cyclists alike. Crosswalks and street signs are in place for one of the Department of Transportation’s most original projects, a pedestrian thoroughfare designated as 6 1/2 Avenue. Thanks to a 1980s zoning provision, a […]

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