The Case for Widening NYC Bike Lanes
Streetfilms has been at the forefront for making the case that NYC bike lanes need to be wider. This video puts forth an even more bold statement versus just presenting traffic counts.
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Go Play in the Street, Kids. Really.
Street Lab is bringing pop-up reading rooms & playgrounds to New York City’s open streets & plazas. Mike Lydon commends the programming that produced 353 pop-ups last year.
More is More: City Unveils Painted ‘Super Sidewalks’ Expansions in Hells Kitchen
A recently completed, decade-long overhaul of the sewers & water mains on 9th Avenue in Manhattan gave city officials the opportunity to expand pedestrian space along the strip. Mike Lydon explained why this is quick & efficient.
DOT may eliminate cars from Prospect Park gateway in Grand Army revamp
The city DOT may soon ban cars from the entrance to Prospect Park, as part of a plan to boost biking and walking by radically reducing the number of vehicles passing through busy Grand Army Plaza.
Advocates Like (But Don’t Love) the DOT’s Third Ave. Redesign
An Upper East Side community panel applauded the city for redesigning deadly Third Avenue – but many lamented that the plan could still be more ”ambitious.”
NYC Will Unveil Long-Awaited Third Avenue Redesign
The Department of Transportation presents its plans for a redesign of Third Avenue in Manhattan, the Adams administration’s first major from-the-ground-up street project. Paris should be an inspiration.
Sunday Streetfilms: Paris Kicks New York’s Ass as a Biking Capital
Appearing in the film is like a Streetsblog Hall of Fame of talking heads: Mike Lydon of Street Plans, New Third Avenue advocate Paul Krikler, Queens bike advocate (and Queen of Twitter) CJ Wojtkowski, &, Streetsblog Editor Gersh Kuntzman.
City Cleanup Corps to Take Over Running Fort Greene Open Streets
Street Plans provided pro bono support for the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Open Streets Coalition in undertaking user counts along three open streets: S. Portland, Hall St, and Willoughby Ave.
Street Plans joins NYC Colleagues Advocating Public Space for Free Expression
Letter to Mayor de Blasio December 15, 2016 Dear Mayor de Blasio, We truly appreciate your forceful defense of New York City’s most deeply held values. Your call for appropriate public demonstrations to protect our rights and freedoms is the correct response to the encroaching threat that so many…