Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about 9th Avenue Renaissance

Construction of Piazza de Meatpacking is Underway

By Aaron Naparstek | | 3 Comments
Dept. of Transportation street design projects are moving incredibly fast these days. Only a few weeks ago the City announced that, in response to long-standing community requests, it would create a new public plaza, buffered bike lane, and major pedestrian improvements at that big, crazy intersection in the middle of the Meatpacking District. Work has […]

Choose Your Own Hells Kitchen

By Aaron Naparstek | | 4 Comments
The Ninth Avenue Renaissance project continues to evolve into the most thorough and impressive community-driven Livable Streets effort currently underway in New York City (the Gansevoort Project runs a close second). Following up on a design workshop facilitated by Project for Public Spaces in January, Ninth Avenue Renaissance has launched a survey that allows you […]