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Re-Emergence of ‘Broadway Vision’ Plan Startles Some
Pedestrianization at Union Square gains impetus from a business-improvement district — not the DOT.
January 25, 2021
Op-Ed: City Must Include Street Vendors in Any Outdoor Dining Push
How the "al fresco" movement could help under-served — and often harassed — immigrant-owned businesses.
May 19, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Broadway Could Be New York’s Green Necklace — But It’s a Missed Opportunity
From a cyclist's point of view, pretty much everything. Here's some easy ways the Department of Transportation could improve road safety — stat!
March 16, 2020
Public Plazas: A Tale of Two Cities
The city's current model for streetscape improvements leaves residential communities, especially the less-affluent ones, out in the cold.
November 5, 2019
City Slow-Walks a Great Plan to Pedestrianize Part of Broadway
DOT says it is developing ideas for reclaiming the street on the Upper West Side. But it'll take a few years!
October 28, 2019
EYES ON THE STREET: City Finally Unveils Brooklyn’s First ‘Shared Street’
Chicanes! Slow driving! People parking in loading zones! But In the languid, yearning words of Julian Casablancas: "Is this it?"
September 30, 2019
Brooklyn Beep Favors Women Employees Over Men in Illegal Parking
Sexism, paternalism, and corruption — such a wonderful Brooklyn combination!
September 4, 2019
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
Cities Are Replacing Dangerous Slip Lanes With Space for People
What a difference some paint makes.
July 13, 2018
Common Sense Wins: CB 12 Approves Plaza for Haven Avenue in Washington Heights
Last night Manhattan Community Board 12 signed off on a plan to build a public plaza on a segment of Haven Avenue outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights.
June 27, 2018
