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Jackson Heights Embraces 78th Street Play Street and Makes It Permanent
"It's just a street. It's asphalt. It doesn't look like anything," said Jackson Heights resident Donovan Finn of the block of 78th Street between Northern Avenue and 34th Avenue. "But it feels like something." Finn's neighbors, it seems, agree.
July 5, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Summer Streets, May Day Edition
New Yorkers got an unusual taste of what car-free streets feel like yesterday, thanks to the combination of Occupy Wall Street's May Day march and the New York Police Department.
May 2, 2012
San Francisco: Reclaiming Streets With Innovative Solutions
Tom Radulovich, the executive director of the local non-profit Livable City, describes the recent livable streets achievements in San Francisco as "tactical urbanism" -- using low-cost materials like paint and bollards to reclaim street space.
April 25, 2012
How Mexico City Fought and Cajoled to Reclaim Streets for Pedestrians
This is the first in a series of reports about sustainable transportation policies in Mexico City. Last week, Streetsblog participated in a tour of the city led by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy and funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. Upcoming installments will cover the city's transit expansions, particularly its new bus rapid transit lines, and its bicycle planning.
March 19, 2012
Do You Have Car-Free Streets? A New Resource for North American Ciclovias
Pop quiz: Where was the first ciclovia?
March 1, 2012
Doctors’ Note Says Complete Streets Are Vital to New York’s Health
Transportation Alternatives and the New York Chapter of the American Association of Family Physicians today released a letter to Mayor Bloomberg, signed by 140 medical professionals from a broad spectrum of specialties, praising the city's bike and pedestrian infrastructure as essential to the health of New Yorkers. It's a solid counterweight to the hysteria surrounding the recent Hunter College bike-ped crash study:
September 22, 2011
Times Square: Livable Streets Mecca, Retail Sensation
Two years after Mayor Bloomberg and NYC DOT remade Times Square, the city's premiere public space is one of the world's leading shopping destinations.
September 2, 2011
Summer Streets 4, Part Two: Photos and Open Thread
For your viewing pleasure, a few shots from the iconic Midtown stretch of Summer Streets this weekend, courtesy of reader Jeff Prant:
August 15, 2011