Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Wanted: Your Post-Irene Pics

By Brad Aaron | Aug 26, 2011 | 1 Comment

From Clarence via the Streetfilms Facebook page: HURRICANE DOCUMENTATION ALERT! With Irene closing in, keep in mind there may be interesting things like this to document in the aftermath with your cameras. Are there lots of people on bikes? Are the streets more quiet? Will your city impose HOV requirements on bridges? Will people walk […]

Trend Watch: Sandwich Board Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Aug 26, 2011 | 4 Comments

Last year I bought an old one-speed Rifton cargo trike, partly under the delusion that it could one day be used to showcase inventory outside the neighborhood newsstand/used book store that I dream of owning in my retirement years — assuming periodicals, books and retirement still exist (see: delusion). Clarence Eckerson sends along these shots […]

Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn Bike Patrol

By Brad Aaron | Aug 24, 2011 | 14 Comments

Streetsblog regular “Moocow” submitted this shot, snapped this morning in South Slope. Anyone else spotted a cycling TEA?

Eyes on the Street: NYC’s First Bike Corral Underway on Smith Street

By Ben Fried | Aug 18, 2011 | 25 Comments

Reader Jeremy Charette sends this shot from the corner of Smith Street and Sackett Street in Brooklyn, where a crew was installing what I believe to be a genuine first for NYC: on-street bike parking. Eight bike racks are getting bolted into the blacktop in what’s currently a no-standing zone. In addition to the added […]

Eyes on the Street: Lower Manhattan Bikeways Get More Rideable

By Noah Kazis | Aug 3, 2011 | 12 Comments

Last week we highlighted the construction underway on the upgraded bike lane and pedestrian space along Allen Street. Just a bit further south, the bikeway portion of the project is already open along Pike Street south of Madison Street. Streetsblog reader Jacob-uptown snapped some great pics of the new lanes and the ongoing work. As […]

Eyes on the Street: Public Space Upgrades for Allen and Pike in Progress

By Noah Kazis | Jul 25, 2011 | 14 Comments

Crews are currently at work turning the new pedestrian plazas and protected bike lanes on Pike Street and Allen Street into more attractive, long-term fixtures of the Lower East Side. The new construction will add landscaping and higher-quality materials, helping the local community achieve the vision developed for Allen and Pike Streets in a multi-year […]

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