Flushing is Most Dangerous Place to Walk in Queens — So Where is Council Member Peter Koo?
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Flushing residents are clamoring for safer streets. If only their city council member cared.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Sidewalks
Kent Avenue Will Have More Protection for Cyclists, But Less Space for Pedestrians
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Could the city be finally reining in the rogue parkers of South Williamsburg?
New York City Sidewalks Don’t Have to Be Garbage Dumps
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New York has room to get trash off sidewalks. What it needs is the political will to use curb space for something other than parking.
Does DOT's Rule Allowing Drivers to Block Curb Ramps Violate Accessibility Laws?
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The rule, prompted by former City Council member Vincent Gentile, may violate the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws.
This Block Now Has a Protected Bike Lane *and* a Wider Sidewalk
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Midtown Manhattan avenues have a problem: The sidewalks aren't wide enough for all the people walking on them. People have to walk in the roadbed to get where they're going. On avenues with protected bike lanes, this means people on foot spill over into bikeways, rendering them all but impassable for cyclists. Now there's a single Midtown block with a protected bike lane that also has a wider sidewalk.
DOT to Widen Sidewalks on 7th Avenue Between Penn Station and Times Square
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Midtown sidewalks are notoriously too skinny to handle the huge numbers of people on foot near Penn Station. The pedestrian crush around the nation's busiest transit hub routinely flows beyond the boundaries of the curb, and people are forced to walk in car lanes. It's uncomfortable, stressful, and dangerous. But people on foot will soon have some breathing room.