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Eyes on the Street: This Year’s First “Street Seats” Have Begun to Sprout
It's Street Seats season -- the time of year when curbside seating replaces parking to reclaim some space for people, at least for the summer.
May 29, 2015
Eyes on the Street: A Buffer for (Some of) the Sixth Avenue Bike Lane
Parts of the notoriously skinny Sixth Avenue bike lane are about to get slightly less cramped. DOT is narrowing the car lanes on the newly-repaved avenue to make room for buffers on the bike lane from Christopher Street to W. 14th Street.
May 8, 2015
Eyes on the Street: State DOT Squeezes Van Cortlandt Park Greenway
The walls are closing in on people who walk or bike on the Van Cortlandt Park greenway in the Bronx. A state Department of Transportation highway construction project has narrowed the shared bicycle and pedestrian path to just four feet, while leaving adjacent car lanes and a golf cart path almost entirely untouched.
April 21, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Upper Manhattan’s First Protected Bike Lane in Progress
Reader Jonathan Rabinowitz sent this photo of Upper Manhattan's first protected bike lane, now under construction on Fort George Hill, a one-way street that connects Dyckman Street in Inwood with Fairview Avenue to the south, along the western border of Harlem River Park.
April 13, 2015
Eyes on the Street: WABC News SUV *PWNS* This Sidewalk Extension
New York City's placard class -- the elite few who park wherever they want, without consequence -- obviously includes police and other public servants. But don't forget the press.
April 9, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Curb Extensions on Park Avenue in East Harlem
People crossing Park Avenue in East Harlem often have a tough time seeing cars coming down the street. A stone viaduct that carries Metro-North trains overhead reduces visibility for walkers, cyclists and drivers alike. This week, DOT poured concrete for neckdowns at East 111th Street as part of a larger street safety project.
April 2, 2015
Eyes on the Street: NBC’s Blacklist Gives Green Lane Riders the Blues
People bicycling east on Grand Street hit this bike lane blockage yesterday afternoon, the first spring-like day of the year, thanks to television drama "The Blacklist." The crew used the green lane as a staging area for its film shoot, compelling cyclists to detour into the car lane and moving traffic.
March 11, 2015
The New York City Parking Rule That Makes Intersections More Dangerous
We've reported before how certain New York City parking rules are designed to cram a little more free car storage onto the street at the expense of pedestrian safety. In 2009, DOT removed parking restrictions on unmarked crosswalks at T intersections, and the city allows drivers with disability permits to block curb ramps that were intended to help pedestrians with disabilities cross the street.
February 27, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Un-Plowed Bikeway on Parks Department Turf
Most of NYC's bridge paths and protected bikeways seem to have been cleared well in the aftermath of this week's snowstorm, judging by the lack of snowed-in bike lane photos in the Streetsblog inbox.
January 29, 2015
Eyes on the Street: New 215th Step-Street, With Bike Ramp, Taking Shape
It's been a year since we checked up on the 215th Step-Street in Inwood, where the northern section of the long, steep stairway looks to be nearly finished -- complete with bike ramp.
January 7, 2015