Downtown Alliance Calls for a Pedestrianized Financial District
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The BID wants the city to convert streets to "shared space" with a central hub for truck deliveries.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Shared Space
Can DOT Build a Plaza By Grand Central Faster Than DDC?
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Two new public spaces connected to the rezoning of Midtown East will be built out by DOT, not the Department of Design and Construction.
DOT Previews Car-Lite 43rd Street by Grand Central
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Once it was off-limits to cars this afternoon, the block filled up with people pretty much instantaneously.
Shared Space, Broadway’s Car-Free Garden, and Other Summer Highlights From NYC DOT
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NYC DOT is on a roll this summer as construction season brings a slew of new projects to improve walking and biking, including some design treatments the city is trying out for the first time. These short videos are my way of saying thanks.
DOT Should Invite New Yorkers to Make “Shared Spaces” Happen on Their Blocks
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DOT's slow zone program was a standing offer to neighborhood groups: Here's a way to make your streets safer -- tell us that you want it and we'll make it happen. The same basic structure could be used to expand DOT's "shared space" initiative.
DOT’s New Flatiron “Shared Space” — a Rarity or the First of Many?
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Pedestrian-priority treatments make sense for many streets in NYC. So far, DOT is thinking about turning a few more blocks into shared space, but not expanding the concept on a citywide scale.