Cast Your Vote for the 2009 Streetsies
Streetsblog is about to go dark for the holiday, so we’ve got something that will hopefully keep you satisfied until Monday. Polls. Lots of polls.
The last thing we publish every year is the Streetsies, our final burst of awards and commentary. This time we’re adding a "people’s choice" wrinkle. The voting is open in six categories until Sunday at midnight. Then we’ll see how the popular will compares to the stuffy editors’ picks. If you’ve got a write-in candidate for any category, tell us about it in the comments. Many thanks to tech director Chris Abraham for getting the polls up and running.
Next week we’ll be back with our year-end wrap, and Streetsblog will return to our regular publishing schedule on Monday, January 4. In the meantime, you might also get a kick out of these pictures.
Biggest Livable Streets Victory
- The transformation of Times Square, Herald Square and Broadway (60%, 240 Votes)
- The Bicycle Access Bill is signed into law (15%, 58 Votes)
- Nineteen elected officials call for separated bus and bike lanes on First and Second Avenues (10%, 41 Votes)
- State DOT decides not to expand Deegan Expressway by South Bronx waterfront (8%, 33 Votes)
- Manhattan DA-elect Cy Vance pledges to step up efforts to deter deadly driving (6%, 25 Votes)
Total Voters: 397
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Best Pedestrian Project
- Times Square plazas (70%, 249 Votes)
- The new Herald Square (15%, 53 Votes)
- Mini-plazas on Allen and Pike Streets (8%, 29 Votes)
- Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Project (6%, 23 Votes)
Total Voters: 354
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Best Bike Project
- Sands Street approach to Manhattan Bridge (a.k.a. the Budnick Bikeway) (38%, 114 Votes)
- New bike lanes on Broadway from Columbus Circle to 23rd Street (28%, 84 Votes)
- Two-way center median path on Allen Street (19%, 57 Votes)
- Two-way parking-protected path on Kent Avenue (16%, 49 Votes)
Total Voters: 304
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NIMBY of the Year
- South Williamsburg Hasidic leaders (63%, 209 Votes)
- Anonymous Grand Street merchants (23%, 77 Votes)
- Irene Lo Re and the Fifth Avenue BID (7%, 22 Votes)
- "Dr. Rick" -- the guy who raised a ruckus about a protected bike path on Carmine Street (7%, 22 Votes)
Total Voters: 330
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Biggest Legislative Fiasco
- The Fare Hike Four kill bridge tolls and shortchange the transit system (55%, 183 Votes)
- Albany swipes $143 million from MTA, including 90 percent of state funds for student MetroCards, then blames MTA for cutting student MetroCards (27%, 89 Votes)
- City Council passes parking "grace period" and overrides mayoral veto (10%, 34 Votes)
- The House of Representatives guts stimulus funds for transit service at the alleged request of Team Obama (8%, 28 Votes)
Total Voters: 334
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Urban Abomination of the Year
- Ongoing massacre of the public realm near Atlantic Yards footprint (38%, 113 Votes)
- New Yankee Stadium parking facilities (30%, 91 Votes)
- Gateway Center Mall (20%, 60 Votes)
- East River Plaza (12%, 35 Votes)
Total Voters: 299
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