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The DIY Sneckdown and Other Snow-Based Traffic Calming

The Department of Sanitation said yesterday that the city is finally working to clear bike lanes of snow and ice. But five days after Jonas moved on, there's still plenty of slippery, slushy stuff where people walk and bike on New York City streets.
https://twitter.com/bdhowald/status/691847662992281600/video/1

The Department of Sanitation said yesterday that the city is finally working to clear bike lanes of snow and ice. But five days after Jonas moved on, there’s still plenty of slippery, slushy stuff where people walk and bike on New York City streets.

On the upside, it’s a been a great week for sneckdowns. Here’s another set of photos (plus a video!) of nature’s traffic-calming in action, in NYC and beyond.

https://twitter.com/transitized/status/681905188819611648

Snow reveals all the street space that drivers don’t really need #sneckdown https://t.co/lcf88DfCv6 pic.twitter.com/gHLZnCgeQS — 5th Square (@5thSq) January 25, 2016

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Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York'’s dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.

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