Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Gansevoort Plaza Open for Business (Updated)

By Jason Varone | Apr 24, 2008 | 36 Comments

The view of Gansevoort Plaza looking west. Less than a month ago, the Meatpacking District’s Gansevoort Plaza was a chaotic free-for-all for vehicles. Today it sports a large pedestrian space lined with planters and bollards. The Open Planning Project’s Lily Bernheimer snapped these photos showing the new seating and street furniture in action, two weeks […]

Eyes on the Street: Get Ready for the New Gansevoort

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2008 | 21 Comments

The view of Gansevoort Plaza looking west. The area to the right of the construction barrels will be set aside for pedestrian use. Looks like the Meatpacking District is about to receive its livable streets makeover. The Open Planning Project’s Lily Bernheimer snapped these shots of Gansevoort Plaza earlier today. The orange barrels and dashed […]

Eyes on the Street: Taking the Lane

By Brad Aaron | Mar 14, 2008 | 11 Comments

From a Streetsblog tipster comes this shot of five of the city’s 142,000 placard-bearing vehicles parked in the bike lane on Lafayette Street between Franklin and White. What was especially damning is that in the real parking spaces, to the left of these double-parkers, there were about three vacant legitimate spots.

Eyes on the Street: Parking Density in Toronto

By Brad Aaron | Feb 4, 2008 | 11 Comments

This Toronto bike rack is a perfect illustration of how curbside parking sucks up valuable street space. Here, six cyclists are able to park in an area normally taken by one motorist, and since the rack was installed on the street, rather than on the sidewalk, pedestrians are unimpeded. Photo: Spacing Toronto

Another New Bike Shelter

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 11, 2008 | 12 Comments

Abby King of Transportation Alternatives spotted another one of those fancy new bike shelters that are popping up in select locations throughout the city. This one is next to the Barnes & Noble in Union Square.

How About Two Bike Lanes Per Street?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 9, 2008 | 58 Comments

Now for something completely different: Clarence Eckerson snapped these photos of a double bike lane on both sides of Second Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets. The new street design also includes a rather massive bike box. Has New York City ever had a street with bike lanes running along both sides? This seems to […]

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