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Eyes on the Street: Summer Space Revisited
Jeff Prant sent in this photo from last Sunday's Summer Space, which just wrapped another season, on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights.
September 26, 2012
Photos From Year Five of Summer Streets
Thanks to reader Jeff Prant for sending in these pics from the Midtown section of Saturday's Summer Streets installment. I caught the tail end of the event, and turnout seemed as strong as ever.
August 6, 2012
In Case You Missed It: Summer Streets Starts Tomorrow
Remember way back in 2008, when New York's inaugural Summer Streets dominated the news cycle? By the time August '09 rolled around, even Fox was on board.
August 3, 2012
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