Times Square is Still A Mammoth S#!+show — But NYC Can Learn from London
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Streetfilms takes you inside the belly of the beast.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Plazas
Cities Are Replacing Dangerous Slip Lanes With Space for People
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What a difference some paint makes.
Common Sense Wins: CB 12 Approves Plaza for Haven Avenue in Washington Heights
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Last night Manhattan Community Board 12 signed off on a plan to build a public plaza on a segment of Haven Avenue outside NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in Washington Heights.
Tonight: Speak Up for Much-Needed Pedestrian Space in Washington Heights [Updated]
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The CB 12 transportation committee has endorsed a plaza proposed for Haven Avenue, but a small number of parking-obsessed car owners, including one CB 12 member, are claiming ownership of the street.
Eyes on the Street: Fort Greene’s Fowler Square Plaza Is Back and Better Than Ever
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DOT made the short block of South Elliott Place between Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue car-free using paint and planters in 2012. Now it's concrete.
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Life Rafts in the Flatbush/Atlantic Asphalt Ocean
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There's a little more protection for pedestrians crossing the street around Atlantic Terminal and the Barclays Center.