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We Are the Community Board Cranks We’ve Been Waiting For
If you want to see more of this, and less of this, at the community board level, Transportation Alternatives is making it easier to apply for a spot on your own neighborhood CB.
November 21, 2008
Envisioning a More Livable Columbus Avenue
As a candidate for a livable streets makeover, Columbus Avenue is a no-brainer. A block from Central Park, it is home to the American Museum of Natural History and sports a string of active ground floor businesses, but the street itself is a classically car-oriented corridor: three moving lanes sandwiched between two parking lanes. The Columbus Avenue BID has been working with Project for Public Spaces to make the street itself more of a destination -- to create a walkable, transit-oriented "spine" running from the museum to Lincoln Center on Broadway.
March 18, 2008
Welcome to NYCstreets
You may have noticed the new tab at the top of Streetsblog and StreetFilms with a link to NYCstreets. If you haven't checked it out yet, it's worth a look. NYCstreets is a place where people interested in improving New York City's streets and public spaces can find online tools, resources and, most importantly -- other people -- to help get organized and make change happen.
December 13, 2007
Park Slope Has Its Park(ing) Day
Evicted from their Park(ing) Day spot by the 78th Precinct last month, Park Slope Neighbors (with the PD's permission) observed the event over the weekend. StreetFilms' new producer Elizabeth Press was there, talking to participants, passers-by and motorists who support human-oriented use of valuable public space.
October 16, 2007
StreetFilms: Intersection Intervention at Pioneer Theater
Please join the NYCSR and The Open Planning Project as we present an enlightening cross-section of our best work featuring
twenty of our short films at the Pioneer Theater on Tuesday, July 10 at
7 PM. The program will run about 85 minutes in length and all tickets will include a free pizza and drinks reception downstairs in the Den of Cin.
July 3, 2007
‘Triboro RX’ Could Provide More Transit Opportunities
For the Regional Plan Association, Michael Frumin visualized their plan for a rapid transit line in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx that could be built almost entirely on pre-existing rail and would connect with at least twenty existing subway lines. The "Triboro RX", which originated in the 1996 Third Regional Plan, could provide effective transit between these boroughs at a fraction of the cost of most transit projects.
June 29, 2007
