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In Unanimous Vote, CB 2 Embraces People-Friendly Astor Place

By Noah Kazis | Jan 21, 2011 | 11 Comments

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 2 resoundingly endorsed the city’s plans to transform Astor Place and Cooper Square from asphalt expanses into pedestrian-friendly public spaces. After including some language in its resolution to appease the concerns of certain residents, the roughly 40 community board members in attendance voted unanimously for the plan to transform street […]

Tonight: Backers Needed for Astor Place Reclamation

By Brad Aaron | Jan 20, 2011 | No Comments

Tonight, Community Board 2 will vote its recommendation on DOT’s plans to make Astor Place more accommodating and inviting to pedestrians. While it’s hard to imagine how, for an area between the East Village and NYU, traffic lanes could be considered more desirable than space for people, the outcome of the vote is very much […]

Tomorrow: Tell CB 2 You Want a More Pedestrian-Friendly Astor Place

By Brad Aaron | Jan 19, 2011 | 2 Comments

If you can’t make it to Brooklyn for the Prospect Park West forum tomorrow, there’s a Manhattan livable streets effort that needs a show of support. The reclamation of Astor Place, years in the making, would transfer thousands of square feet to pedestrians, and lay the foundation for a great public space to take shape […]

City Shows Off Plan to Reclaim Astor Place for Pedestrians [Updated]

By Noah Kazis | Jan 7, 2011 | 13 Comments

Plans to transform another asphalt tangle into a great public space are moving forward at Astor Place, and Curbed has the details. With significant street space being reclaimed for pedestrians, the plan should serve as a new gathering place in the East Village and make the neighborhood safer for walking. Here are a few of […]

With 34th Street Design Due in Spring, CB 6 Is Ready For Busway to Fail

By Noah Kazis | Jan 4, 2011 | 22 Comments

A preliminary design for the proposed 34th Street Transitway is due this spring, DOT said officials at a community board meeting last night. While up until now the department has been using three different concepts of how the city’s first physically separated bus lanes could be sited on 34th — in a median, along one […]

NYC Restaurants in Search of Foot Traffic Can Apply to DOT

By Ben Fried | Nov 4, 2010 | 8 Comments

A few months after launching the city’s first “pop-up café“ on Pearl Street in Lower Manhattan, NYC DOT is putting out a call to other businesses who might be interested in reclaiming curbside spaces to make way for seasonal sidewalk extensions, tables, and seating. The department announced today that it’s seeking applications [PDF] to expand […]

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