Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Pedestrian Infrastructure

Council Member Lynn Schulman has asked the city to improve Austin Street, where double-parked trucks are common. File photo: Dave Colon

Queens Council Member Joins Call for Study of a Pedestrian-Friendly Austin Street

By Dave Colon | May 4, 2023 | No Comments

Tiger Schulman! The City Council member who represents Forest Hills asked the city to make life more livable on Austin Street, a notoriously busy and congested commercial strip that local residents have suggested is perfect for a pedestrian-friendly redesign.

Activists gathered on Atlantic Avenue calling on the city to make the deadly corridor safer on Saturday, April 29. Photo: Kevin Duggan

In Wake of Death, Pols Want Mid-Block Crossings, Safer Atlantic Ave.

By Kevin Duggan | May 1, 2023 | No Comments

"It is wrong how deadly this strip is," Council Member Lincoln Restler said of the portion of Atlantic Avenue that functions as a speedway for drivers between the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Barclays Center.

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Exactly How Much Less America Walks Than Other Countries, In Five Charts

By Kea Wilson | Apr 20, 2023 | No Comments

Two mobility researchers took on the daunting task of standardizing a messy range of global data on walking. And, of course, the U.S. stinks.

A large crowd of tourists stands on the Brooklyn Bridge walkway under sunny blue skies in July.

RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane

By Dave Colon | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

The DOT admitted this week that the all-important, must-have, can't-do-anything-without-it cable study — mentioned in 2016, announced in 2017, supposed to start in 2019, and again in 2020 — never actually started.

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New Tool Maps Sidewalks From the Sky — And Encourages Cities to Fill The Gaps

By Kea Wilson | Mar 28, 2023 | No Comments

Cities across America will soon be able to easily map their pedestrian infrastructure using the power of artificial intelligence — and challenge them to have a long overdue conversation about why those networks have such an acceptable number of gaps. Now there are no excuses.

Thursday’s Headlines: Super Sidewalks Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Mar 23, 2023 | No Comments

You may have enjoyed Kevin Duggan's coverage yesterday of the city's new "super sidewalks" strategy, but check out the movie version! Plus other news.

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