Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Livable Streets

The squad: The mayor and his economic development team earlier this year at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Photo: Mayor's office

Adams’s Blueprint for Recovery is Vague on Public Space, Trash, Parking Reduction and Other Key Initiatives

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

Mayor Adams on Thursday revealed a pretty hefty — but not-so-detailed — blueprint for reviving the city. But what's in the "Rebuild, Renew, Reinvent" blueprint for the livable streets crowd? Here's what we found...

MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS 2022: Boogie Down Brawl Pits the Filthy 48th vs. the Fortress 50th

By Streetsblog | Mar 10, 2022 | No Comments

This is the latest first-round battle in our annual contest, pitting two Bronx commands.

Curbside space turned into dining on Mott Street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hearing Day: Could Fees for Outdoor Dining Lead to Proper Pricing of City’s Curbs?

By Eve Kessler | Feb 9, 2022 | No Comments

The DOT envisions charging for space now given away in the Open Restaurant program. But its piecemeal approach shows the need for public space management.

The Meatpacking Business Improvement District turned Little West 12th Street between Washington and Greenwich streets into a true open street. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Streetfilms: ‘Talking Public Spaces’ in the Meatpacking District

By Eve Kessler | Dec 1, 2021 | No Comments

See it: Gorgeous plazas with lush plantings in movable containers. Refurbished 19th-century factory buildings on quaint cobblestone streets. People sipping drinks under red cloth umbrellas — and hardly a car to be seen. Are we really in the Manhattan? Yes.

An everyday scene: a New Yorker squeezed by a huge pile of trash. Incoming Council Member Erik Bottcher (inset) has a plan. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

OPINION: New Yorkers Deserve Trash-Free Sidewalks

By Erik Bottcher | Nov 26, 2021 | No Comments

Here's one thing you'll see on Black Friday: mountains of trash bags on our sidewalks.

Vision Zero Cities Op-Ed: Lessons from Britain’s ‘School Streets’

By Doolin O'Reilly | Oct 20, 2021 | No Comments

How London learned to keep children safe and healthier by restricting cars.

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