Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Plazas

This was a portion of Broadway on the Upper West Side on September 21 — neighbors meeting neighbors, kids playing, life slower. Photo: Jeff Prant

City Slow-Walks a Great Plan to Pedestrianize Part of Broadway

By Eve Kessler | Oct 28, 2019 | No Comments

DOT says it is developing ideas for reclaiming the street on the Upper West Side. But it'll take a few years!

Lucky you, you found a bike rack. Photo by Dave Colon

EYES ON THE STREET: City Finally Unveils Brooklyn’s First ‘Shared Street’

By Dave Colon | Sep 30, 2019 | 4 Comments

Chicanes! Slow driving! People parking in loading zones! But In the languid, yearning words of Julian Casablancas: "Is this it?"

Ryan Frank before the meeting at Borough Hall. Photo: Julianne Cuba.

Brooklyn Beep Favors Women Employees Over Men in Illegal Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 4, 2019 | 8 Comments

Sexism, paternalism, and corruption — such a wonderful Brooklyn combination!

A common scene in Times Square — pedestrians crammed into tight space, while drivers rule the road. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Times Square is Still A Mammoth S#!+show — But NYC Can Learn from London

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 29, 2018 | 5 Comments

Streetfilms takes you inside the belly of the beast.

Cities Are Replacing Dangerous Slip Lanes With Space for People

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 13, 2018 | No Comments

What a difference some paint makes.

Common Sense Wins: CB 12 Approves Plaza for Haven Avenue in Washington Heights

By Brad Aaron | Jun 27, 2018 | 9 Comments

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.

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