Mike Lydon | Principal | New York City Mike is an internationally recognized planner, writer, speaker, and advocate for livable cities. NPR, The New York Times, The Guardian, ABC News, Bloomberg Cities, Salon, Next City, Wired, and Monocle have featured his work, among many other publications. Having delivered more…
From August 25-27, Street Plans and uCity Square were joined by more than 20 volunteers to install an asphalt art traffic-calming project along Philadelphia’s 37th Street, between Warren Street and Lancaster Avenue. Identified in a 2018 placemaking study conducted by Street Plans for uCity Square, the project was co-designed…
Over the past decade, Grove Street in downtown Jersey City has served as a test bed for new public space/mobility interventions. Some of Jersey City’s first bike lanes were stripped there in 2014, and then replaced in 2019 by the city’s first protected bike lane and floating bus stop….
Last week, Street Plans Principal Mike Lydon gave the opening keynote presentation entitled “Tactical Urbanism: Short-Term Action for Long-Term Change” at Pěšky městem (Walk the City) 2023 Conference last week in Prague. With interest in the subject growing across the Czech Republic, Mike’s presentation focused on introducing Tactical Urbanism…
Street Plans is delighted to have won an Implementation Project Award of Merit from the APA Florida Project Awards for our contributions to the BTactical Lake Ridge Pilot Project.
In 2021, Street Plans was engaged by the Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization to lead the first two phases of its BTactical Tactical Urbanism program within its Complete Streets division.
The Natural Areas Conservancy (NAC) and its partners at the New York City Parks Department hired Street Plans and Penn Trails to develop the City’s first Strategic Trails Plan to improve accessibility to local trails and overall trail conditions.
The Crosstown Greenway Pilot Project in Key West tested new road infrastructure such as curb extensions, sharrows, and crossbike markings on 6 different locations.
We recently designed and delivered this project with Culver City staff, Sam Schwartz, TY Lin, & dozens of volunteers who helped us implement more than 30,000 sq. ft. of asphalt art.
Our neighbors, especially in areas underserved with open space, urgently need higher-quality and more accessible streets, sidewalks, and outdoor spaces. In most places this will require repurposing available street space to support our city’s economic recovery, equity, and climate adaptation goals.
