“The Best Is Yet To Come” at Newly Car-Free New Lots Triangle
More than 70 people packed into the New Lots Triangle in East New York this morning for the official ribbon cutting of a new public space, but perhaps the most important sign of the plaza's popularity wasn't the big crowd but the senior citizens who had simply stopped there to sit down and drink a cup of coffee.
November 22, 2011
Pedestrian Burdens: Sidewalk Atrocities in Bensonhurst, LIC, and Vinegar Hill
Here they are: the first set of reader-submitted "pedestrian burdens," courtesy of Michael Kodransky, co-author of ITDP's recent report on European parking policy innovations.
November 22, 2011
Manhattan CB 2 Votes Unanimously for Hudson Street Bike Lane Upgrade
The full board of Manhattan Community Board 2 voted unanimously last Thursday night to endorse a community-generated plan to convert the buffered bike lane on Hudson Street to a parking-protected lane.
November 21, 2011
Neighborhood Slow Zone Opens in Claremont, Perhaps the First of Many
The city's first "neighborhood slow zone" officially opened this morning, bringing a 20 mph speed limit and new traffic calming treatments to the residential Claremont neighborhood in the Bronx. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca and local District Manager John Dudley, announced that the 20 mph zones would soon be coming to neighborhoods across the city. Starting today, residents and community boards can apply for their own slow zone.
November 21, 2011
Mark-Viverito: Misinformation Won’t Stop East Harlem Bike Lanes
After a misinformation campaign by two local business owners, East Harlem's Community Board 11 rescinded its vote in support of plans for protected bike lanes along First and Second Avenue Tuesday night. The board will soon vote again on the project, which has the backing of local Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito.
November 17, 2011
D.C. Planning Chief Urges New York City to Scrap Parking Minimums
Yesterday, the Department of City Planning asked experts from around the country how to make a more sustainable zoning code. Their response? Scrap parking minimums.
November 16, 2011
The NBBL Files: Weinshall and Steisel Manufactured Anti-Bike Coverage
This is the sixth post in a series examining the tactics employed by the opponents of the Prospect Park West redesign known as "Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes." Read the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth installments.
November 16, 2011