Car-Free Streets Are Just the Beginning for Corey Johnson
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The Council Speaker's "State of the City" address was all about transportation. Here are the highlights.
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Common Sense Wins: CB 12 Approves Plaza for Haven Avenue in Washington Heights
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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.
London’s Aldgate Square Goes From Stressful Traffic Circle to Great Public Space
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London has embarked on an ongoing quest to remake its busiest districts with high-quality public space, taking real estate that used to belong to cars and designing areas where people come first and drivers behave accordingly. The Aldgate project is the latest example.
NYPD Surrounds Flatiron Plaza With Concrete Barriers, Because Terrorism
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Sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning, NYPD surrounded Flatiron Plaza, where Broadway crosses Fifth Avenue, with concrete barriers. Similar barriers could be coming to public spaces throughout the city in the name of NYPD's counterterror initiatives.
Civic Groups Renew Call for Streets That Support Public Expression
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After a larger than expected turnout for the Women's March over the weekend, Transportation Alternatives and other civic organizations reiterated their call for Mayor de Blasio to make major streets and public spaces more amenable to public demonstrations.
A Plea for de Blasio to Support Free Expression With Better Public Spaces
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With New Yorkers aching to make themselves heard by the incoming president, a coalition of planning and advocacy groups wants Mayor de Blasio to improve public access to key streets and gathering places. Among other recommendations, the groups urge the mayor to turn Fifth Avenue and 14th Street into pedestrian and transit zones.