Shared Space
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Big Admission: ‘I Was Wrong About Sharrows’
Dave Snyder, currently the senior director for infrastructure at PeopleForBikes, was a key player in the proliferation of shared lane markings back when he was executive director of the California Bicycle Coalition. Twenty years later, he’s disillusioned with them.
January 26, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: Asphalt Art!
How communities can use paint as an effective and relatively low-cost strategy to activate their streets.
August 12, 2022
Urban Design Forum Envisions Street-Based ‘Platform’ for a ‘Thriving City’
The group's new report, "Streets Ahead," articulates goals that won't be controversial for Streetsblog readers, but may sound new to New Yorkers who think of streets only as repositories for free car storage.
May 18, 2022
Advocates: The City’s ‘Clean Curbs’ Pilot is Too Small
The limited scale of Clean Curbs — basically, the piloting of off-the-shelf storage sheds for bags — hampers the city's goals because it does not require the total rethinking of garbage-collection methods, which is what the city ultimately needs.
May 10, 2022
City Adds to ‘Pedestrian-Friendly’ Areas of Broadway
The DOT unveils six blocks of its mostly pro-pedestrian "Vision" for a people-centered boulevard.
October 25, 2021
Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: How To Manage a City of Eight Million
New York needs a 'director of the public realm,' argue officials at two important municipal not-for-profits.
October 19, 2021
OPINION: ‘Playable’ Cities Are the Next Public-Space Frontier
How everyday infrastructure and street furniture can stoke human imagination — and contribute to residents' well being.
September 22, 2021
OPINION: Streetside Dining Is the Future — And Here’s How To Do It Right
August 10, 2021
Open-Street Killjoys in Jackson Heights Tried To Silence the Circus
Opponents of the 34th Avenue space lash out at another activity for kids.
July 19, 2021
OPINION: Sorting Out Space for Pedestrians and Cyclists
What the next mayor can do for safety. (Hint: widen sidewalks at the expense of car lanes.)
July 16, 2021
