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Eyes on the Street: Summer Streets Gallery #2
Welcome to the second installment of our Summer Streets photo tour. This pic comes courtesy of BicyclesOnly, who says Park Avenue South is "one of the more dangerous roadways to bicycle on in Manhattan. Without the cars, it's a playground for these two."
August 12, 2008
Summer Streets: Bikes and Pedestrians Get Along Fine Without Cars
We excerpted this essay from reader Jen Petersen to lead off our first Summer Streets photo gallery yesterday afternoon. Her full account follows.
August 12, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Summer Streets Gallery #1
Reader Jen Petersen sends this shot of the intersection of Lafayette and Spring on Saturday, along with her observations of how pedestrians, cyclists, and everyone else shared the road during Summer Streets:
August 11, 2008
What Does Summer Streets Mean for Business?
While press coverage of Summer Streets has been generally positive, tales of the miffed muffler shop owner and complaining cabinet maker are bound to continue, as reporters hunt for naysayers to "balance" out their stories. But what will be the economic reality of Summer Streets? Here, Streetsblog Publisher Mark Gorton gives his account of Saturday lunch with the family at an outdoor café on Park Avenue and 51st Street.
August 11, 2008
I Walked Five Miles in the Middle of the Street, Then I Bought a Dosa
This Saturday I took the train into Manhattan with my girlfriend, Jessie, and got out at Broadway-Lafayette. I'm not much of an early riser on weekends, and Jessie had worked late the night before, so we didn't arrive until about 10:30. Summer Streets was already in full swing, but I didn't appreciate right away just how much Lafayette Street had changed from its typical state.
August 11, 2008
Streetfilms: Summer Streets 2008
Conditions could hardly have been better for Saturday's Summer Streets debut, and New Yorkers responded, turning out in droves to enjoy a car-free route from Lower Manhattan to Central Park.
August 11, 2008
Summer Streets Headlines
Streetsblog is running our weekend news wrap-up in two sections this morning. This section is devoted to stories about Saturday's inaugural Summer Streets event. Links to non-Summer Streets coverage are here. The following headlines are titled as they appeared in source publications.
August 11, 2008
Summer Streets: The Wait Is Over
Well, almost over. It's been two and a half months since we first heard that some sort of Ciclovia-style event was coming to New York. Tomorrow, Summer Streets will finally be upon us. To build up the anticipation just a bit more, we're re-posting this classic from the Streetfilms archive.
August 8, 2008
Forecast for Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny, High 78°
Not to jinx the big day, but a higher authority seems to be smiling on the city's first Summer Streets event. Bike riders, walkers, salsa dancers, and hopscotch players can look forward to a balmy mid-70s morning, according to the latest weather report.
August 8, 2008
