Streetfilms in Holland: Experience the Joy of The Woonerf
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You know how it is: You send Clarence Eckerson Jr. to Holland and you get more than a t-shirt. You get a clarion call for change.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Streets
Scott Stringer Channels Robert F. Kennedy in Vision for Mid-Block Playgrounds
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A back-to-the-future plan to turn through streets into cul-de-sacs with playgrounds in the middle (and FedEx on the sidewalk).
Four Lessons for 14th Street From Toronto’s Transit-First King Street
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The city is undertaking an experiment by creating a transit and truck priority route on 14th Street — based on a successful version in Toronto. But has New York's Department of Transportation completely followed the lesson plan of Toronto's King Street — or just selected a few items off the a la carte menu?
Andy Byford Was A Hidden Hand in Mayor’s Winning 14th Street ‘Busway’ Plan
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The New York City Transit president was a driving force behind the plan — and, in fact, pioneered a successful version of it when he ran the transit system in Toronto.
The City Might Give Up Its Plan to Ban Cars On One Jackson Heights Street
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The city may surrender a years-in-the making plan to transform a Jackson Heights street into a pedestrian friendly car-free plaza because of a well-connected, wait for it, car dealership!
Group Calls for Amsterdaming Most of Lower Manhattan
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Crowded streets in Lower Manhattan must give more space to throngs of tourists and other pedestrians with new designs that would bring motorists to a crawl, says a neighborhood group.