Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Studies & Reports

Hunter Students Offer a Multi-Modal Vision for Queens Boulevard

By Stephen Miller | Jun 26, 2015 | 12 Comments

About a year ago, the Transportation Alternatives Queens activist committee approached the Hunter College urban planning program about Queens Boulevard. The advocates wanted help jumpstarting real-world changes on the street known as the Boulevard of Death. It was just a few months after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his Vision Zero initiative to eliminate traffic deaths. If […]

Envisioning a New Purpose for the Space Beneath NYC’s Elevated Structures

By Stephen Miller | Jun 18, 2015 | 14 Comments

There are nearly 700 miles of elevated highways, rail lines, and bridges crisscrossing New York City. They tend to be dreary places, but they don’t have to be. A report released today by the Design Trust for Public Space and DOT, Under the Elevated, envisions new uses for the spaces beneath these elevated structures. Already, land […]

Want Safer Biking and Walking Across the Harlem River? Tell DOT Your Ideas

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Residents from the Bronx and Manhattan told DOT last night how they want to improve walking and biking across the Harlem River bridges. It was the second of four Harlem River bridges workshops this month. DOT is looking to improve access at all 16 bridges along the Harlem River, including the soon-to-open Randall’s Island Connector. Streets up to […]

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The Top 10 American Cities Where You Can Find Jobs You Can Walk To

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 1, 2015 | No Comments

How many jobs are within a 10-minute walk of your home? How about 20 minutes? Chances are, there’s a lot more if you live in Philadelphia than in Memphis. A new study [PDF] from the University of Minnesota ranks the 50 largest metro areas in America according to the accessibility of jobs by walking. Using “detailed […]

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Compelling Evidence That Wider Lanes Make City Streets More Dangerous

By Angie Schmitt | May 27, 2015 | No Comments

The “forgiving highway” approach to traffic engineering holds that wider is safer when it comes to street design. After decades of adherence to these standards, American cities are now criss-crossed by streets with 12-foot wide lanes. As Walkable City author Jeff Speck argued in CityLab last year, this is actually terrible for public safety and the pedestrian environment. […]

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The State of American Infrastructure Spending in Four Charts

By Angie Schmitt | May 21, 2015 | No Comments

If you’ve checked the news on the subject of American transportation infrastructure lately, you’ve probably heard that the sky is falling. It’s true that Congress can’t get its act together and pass a decent transportation bill, but the amount of money that’s being spent isn’t the problem so much as the fact that we’re spending it […]

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