Car-Free Streets
Streetsblog Basics
ANALYSIS: What IS de Blasio’s ‘Permanent Open Streets’ Plan Anyway?
Community groups are raising their own funding, volunteer ranks are thinning, drivers are getting aggressive — will this lone benefit of the pandemic collapse as the mayor dithers?
March 16, 2021
OPINION: In New York, Performance Must Be Everywhere
Even as venues reopen, one artist and council candidate wants arts and culture to continue to live outside.
March 12, 2021
Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space
Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?
March 1, 2021
Friday’s Headlines: ‘Open Culture’ Must Work Edition
The program to activate streets (and employ artists) begins in mere days. Will the de Blasio administration ensure its success? That plus the other news.
February 26, 2021
FROM THE ARCHIVES: In One Safe Enclave in Queens, the City Chose Kids over Cars
We've seen the future of open streets — and it's 1980s Queens.
February 23, 2021
Survey Says: Washington Heights Residents Want Their Awful Bus Service Fixed
Even half of the drivers said better bus service would be a good thing.
February 23, 2021
‘Open Culture’ Program Must Be Equitable and Expansive, Says Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, Others
New York "open culture" program could spur cultural activity across all five boroughs and into neighborhoods with little access to arts programming — if City Hall does it right, said advocates and the council member who created the program.
February 8, 2021
DECISION 2021: Andrew Yang Answers Streetsblog’s Candidate Questionnaire
How does the entrepreneur compare with his rivals on street safety? And where are the answers of Ray McGuire? Inquiring minds want to know!
February 5, 2021
Hey, Drivers, Stop Saying Car-Free Streets Are Unsafe … Because You’re Wrong!
Streetsblog analyzed crash data from the same seven-month period in 2019 (when the street remained open to cars all day) and in 2020 (when cars were banished). Guess which period had 85 percent fewer injuries.
February 3, 2021
OPINION: A Livable Streets Agenda for the 2021 Mayor’s Race … And Beyond
A rare op-ed from the city's leading lawyer for victims of road violence.
January 21, 2021
