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Eighth Avenue To Get a Road Diet to Give More Space to Walkers, Cyclists
The city is proposing a sweeping transformation between 38th and 45th streets that will reduce car lanes by 20 feet, extend a northbound protected bike lane that currently ends at 39th Street, and widen, by 10 feet, the overcrowded sidewalk from 39th to 41st streets.
June 21, 2019
Safe Streets Advocates to Mayor: We’re Just Waiting For Your Signature
Mayor de Blasio is suddenly backing a street redesign bill he has long opposed. Why? He has no choice.
May 30, 2019
Streetfilms Wayback Machine: When Union Square Sucked (Before DOT Fixed It!)
Let's go to the Streetfilms archive to see some really great footage of just how terrible Manhattan's Union Square was before it was transformed.
April 17, 2019
Council to Mayor: Do More to Break the Car Culture
The official response to the mayor's proposed 2020 budget calls for far more livable streets initiatives.
April 11, 2019
Flushing is Most Dangerous Place to Walk in Queens — So Where is Council Member Peter Koo?
Flushing residents are clamoring for safer streets. If only their city council member cared.
January 10, 2019
Merry Christmas From Streetsblog — Now, Enjoy Our Carols!
Sit back, grab some cocoa and cookies, and click on the videos below to ring in the season with The Streetsblog Carolers.
December 25, 2018
Hey, DOT, Smarter Signal Timing Could Resolve Bike-Car-Pedestrian Conflict
With the right traffic signal timing, city officials could maximize the successive green lights for all road users.
November 30, 2018
Times Square is Still A Mammoth S#!+show — But NYC Can Learn from London
Streetfilms takes you inside the belly of the beast.
November 29, 2018
Kent Avenue Will Have More Protection for Cyclists, But Less Space for Pedestrians
Could the city be finally reining in the rogue parkers of South Williamsburg?
November 26, 2018
A Man was Run Down and Killed 5 Years Ago on Rockaway Blvd. Nothing Has Been Done to Prevent Another Death
A deadly Queens intersection where an airport worker was run down and killed five years ago still lacks a simple crosswalk.
November 22, 2018
