Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Brooklyn Traffic

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 19, 2006 | 6 Comments

A correspondent sends in this photo of the morning commute on Bergen Street in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn. Moments before snapping it the photographer says he was "stopped at a light with six cyclists, all of whom looked at each other and smiled as if to say, ‘any more of us and we’ll need a permit!’" […]

Making NYC’s Streets Safe for Hydrants & Pay Phones

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 14, 2005 | 19 Comments

Bollards are hardened steel, concrete or stone posts buried into the pavement of city streets and sidewalks. In Northern European cities you see bollards all over the place. They are used to make sure that if a motor vehicle accidentally jumps up on to a sidewalk, pedestrians are protected. Bollards are a kind of urban […]