Cast Your Vote for the 2012 Streetsies
I have to say, one of my favorite parts about being the editor of Streetsblog is posting the Streetsie polls at the end of the year and sitting back to watch the horse race. I’m hooked as soon as the first vote comes in.
You have until midnight on December 24 to make your picks. And while you’re choosing winners, don’t forget to make a year-end contribution to Streetsblog and Streetfilms if you haven’t already. There’s a new Specialized bike in it for one lucky donor, and a very nice Patagonia jacket we’ll also be giving away.
Streetsblog NYC will be running year-end content next week after Christmas and getting back to normal on January 2. In the meantime, you can also cast your ballot in the Capitol Hill Streetsies. Happy voting!
Best Livable Streets Story
- Applications Pour in for Neighborhood 20 MPH Zones (30%, 58 Votes)
- In Big Turnaround, Jackson Heights Merchants Pledge to Take Care of "Diversity Plaza" (27%, 51 Votes)
- Road Diets for the Loops in Prospect Park and Central Park (16%, 31 Votes)
- Funding Comes Together to Put Bike-Share Over the Top (14%, 27 Votes)
- East Harlem’s Community Board 11 Approves Protected Bike Lanes – Again (13%, 25 Votes)
Total Voters: 192

Best New Public Space
- Fowler Square Plaza, Fort Greene, Brooklyn (44%, 63 Votes)
- Permanent 78th Street Play Street, Jackson Heights, Queens (33%, 48 Votes)
- Corona Plaza, Corona, Queens (22%, 32 Votes)
- 171st Street Triangle, Ridgewood, Queens (1%, 1 Votes)
Total Voters: 144

Best Bike Project
- West Side Protected Bike Lanes Through Midtown (33%, 59 Votes)
- Bike Corrals (21%, 38 Votes)
- Protected Bike Lane on 2nd Avenue in East Harlem (20%, 36 Votes)
- Eastern Parkway Greenway Connection to Grand Army Plaza (11%, 19 Votes)
- 72nd Street Two-Way Bikeway Across Central Park (8%, 14 Votes)
- Two-Way Plaza Street Bike Lane (6%, 11 Votes)
Total Voters: 177

Best Pedestrian Safety Project
- Expansion of 20 MPH Zones (42%, 72 Votes)
- Fourth Avenue Road Diet (19%, 33 Votes)
- Prospect Park and Central Park Road Diets (16%, 27 Votes)
- Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard Road Diet (12%, 20 Votes)
- West Side Protected Bike Lanes Through Midtown (11%, 18 Votes)
Total Voters: 170

Biggest Setback
- County Execs Let Cuomo Build Tappan Zee Mega-Bridge in Exchange for Transit Study Group (32%, 64 Votes)
- Bike-Share Launch Pushed Back 10 Months Due to Tech Glitches and Sandy Damage (28%, 56 Votes)
- Planning Department Fails to Reform Parking Minimums Except for a Meager Proposal for Downtown Brooklyn (20%, 40 Votes)
- City Rejects Sheridan Highway Teardown Because EDC Is Scared Hunts Point Market Will Move to Jersey (19%, 38 Votes)
Total Voters: 198

NIMBY of the Year
- NBBL (53%, 86 Votes)
- Dan Zweig and Andrew Albert (28%, 45 Votes)
- Astoria Key Food (14%, 22 Votes)
- Julius Tajiddin (5%, 8 Votes)
Total Voters: 161

Favorite Streetfilm
- From the Netherlands to America: Translating the World’s Best Bikeway Designs (39%, 37 Votes)
- How Complete Streets Came to East Harlem (27%, 26 Votes)
- Making Streets Safer With On-Street Bike Parking (18%, 17 Votes)
- “The Porch” at 30th Street Station Welcomes You to Philadelphia (8%, 8 Votes)
- Perfect Match: Metro Vancouver Melds Bikes and Transit (7%, 7 Votes)
Total Voters: 95

Best Comedy
- Steve Cuozzo (57%, 93 Votes)
- Watching the New York Times Try to Cover Plazas or Bicycling (18%, 30 Votes)
- Andrew Cuomo's Car-Is-King Tappan Zee Bridge Goon Squad (15%, 24 Votes)
- The Park Slope "Inefficient Parking" Flyer (10%, 16 Votes)
Total Voters: 163
