Giving Up on Public Spaces Is Exactly What NYC Did in “The Bad Old Days”
Normally Streetsblog would just ignore Steve Cuozzo's rant yesterday about the evils of giving New Yorkers more room to walk and sit. But yanking out public space is a surprisingly credible threat these days, so here goes.
September 9, 2015
What Planet Is DOT Living On?
Last week, Henry Melcher at the Architect’s Newspaper ran a thoughtful piece about the state of NYC DOT’s bike program that got buried almost immediately by comments from Bill Bratton and Mayor de Blasio about the Times Square plazas.
August 27, 2015
Gale Brewer Is Having None of This Cars-Back-in-Times-Square Business
We're gonna devote a post to reprinting this newly-released statement from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer in its entirety, because it's that good:
August 24, 2015
When DOT Refuses to Acknowledge That Its Streets Have a Design Problem
Today on the Streetsblog Network, Mary Newsom at the Naked City has a classic story about a dangerous street in desperate need of a design overhaul, and a DOT that's only willing to try out tiny, cosmetic changes.
August 24, 2015
De Blasio Has Yet to Say Traffic Is More Dangerous Than Painted Breasts
Mayor de Blasio had a chance today to quell the uproar over his suggestion that the city may rip out the Times Square pedestrian plazas. Instead he equivocated and didn't take the idea off the table:
August 21, 2015