Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Japan

Young Japanese Just Say No to Cars

By Ben Fried | Mar 3, 2008 | 3 Comments

Now for some good news: Car culture is on the wane, at least in Japan. The Wall Street Journal reports that car sales in Japan are down 31 percent since the peak in 1990, and not only because of stagnant population growth. The newest generation of would-be buyers, it turns out, just doesn’t think cars […]

Pedestrian-Only Fifth Avenue: Tonight, a Three Hour Test

By Ethan Kent | Jun 13, 2006 | No Comments

Tonight is the Museum Mile Festival. From 6:00 to 9:00 pm, twenty-three blocks of Fifth Avenue from 82nd Street to 105th Streets will be closed to traffic for the event billed as "New York’s Biggest Block Party." Admission to the museums is free and there are all kinds of events, workshops and street performances. Project for Public Spaces got […]