Pedestrian Infrastructure
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DOT Previews Car-Lite 43rd Street by Grand Central
Once it was off-limits to cars this afternoon, the block filled up with people pretty much instantaneously.
September 29, 2017
Behold Denny Farrell’s $24 Million Greenway Bridge
In New York, who knows if you'll ever get usable greenways or reliable transit. The one thing that's certain is you'll get to use edifices named after your local political barons.
September 14, 2017
DOT Remains Non-Committal on Building Bike Lanes on Meeker Avenue
There’s room for a bikeway on Meeker, but DOT has yet to come up with a design and doesn't have a timetable for doing so.
June 12, 2017
What Happened to the Pedestrian Islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen?
A few readers have written in asking about the disappearing pedestrian islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. The concrete islands next to the bike lane shorten crossing distances and slow drivers turning onto Ninth Avenue. A few weeks ago, the city started tearing them out.
June 2, 2017
There’s a Great New Entryway to NYC’s Most Uncomfortable Bike-Ped Path
The new and improved entry path to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade from Downtown Brooklyn is finally rideable. If the rest of the bridge path ever gets a widening and makeover to match this one, it will become one of the great walking and biking connections in New York.
May 22, 2017
Yesterday’s Times Square Toll Was Terrible — But So Is a Typical Day of NYC Traffic Violence
Given the high-profile location, the number of victims, and recent instances of people using vehicles to kill for ideology, it's understandable that yesterday's crash drew so much attention. But it's important to recognize that as terrible as the Times Square carnage was for a single incident, the same human toll occurs on a daily basis on NYC streets -- it's just dispersed across the city.
May 19, 2017
With the MTA M.I.A., DOT Settles for Small Fixes at Flatbush/Atlantic/Fourth Hellscape
The intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth avenues is in some ways the center of Brooklyn, sitting atop the borough's largest transit hub. It's also overrun by cars, funneling traffic to the BQE and the free East River bridges.
May 19, 2017
City Council Wants DOT to Relieve Crowding on NYC’s Most Congested Sidewalks
The City Council is expected to pass two bills today intended to improve the pedestrian environment. One would require DOT to "identify six locations with significant pedestrian traffic and develop strategies for enhancing safety and traffic flow at such locations."
May 10, 2017
DOT Unveils Plan for Protected Bike Lane on Seventh Avenue South
Last night, DOT presented the southern segment of its plan for a Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, from 14th Street to Clarkson Street [PDF], to the Manhattan CB 2 transportation committee, which voted for it unanimously.
May 5, 2017
What Will It Take for Sacramento to Make Walking Safer in Poor Neighborhoods?
Police and city planners in Sacramento have come under scrutiny in the weeks since police were caught on tape assaulting Nandi Cain, Jr., a black man, during a jaywalking stop. Cain, who was legally using an unmarked crosswalk, has since filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city. Now, reporters are looking into why there are so few marked crosswalks in one of Sacramento's poorest areas.
April 27, 2017
