Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Urban Design

StreetFilm: How to Use a Bike Box

By Jason Varone | | 23 Comments
The New York Times doesn’t seem to have noticed, but DOT has been quietly rolling out dozens of bike boxes all over the city. As many cyclists don’t seem to know exactly what bike boxes are or how to use them yet, StreetFilms thought the time was right for this instructional video. Related: How About […]

What is Your Idea for Grand Army Plaza?

By Aaron Naparstek | | 2 Comments
The Grand Army Plaza Coalition, which recently won a grant from the Design Trust for Public Spaces, has launched an Ideas Competition for its Reinventing Grand Army Plaza project. If you want to participate, answer the following questions in full sentences, and email your responses by the end of the week to survey@reinventingGAP.org. 1. What […]

The Case Against Pull-in Angle Parking

By Glenn McAnanama | | 23 Comments
"Pull-in angle parking" on 97th Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue. The drive to create additional (free) parking for the benefit of New York City’s auto-owning minority takes many shapes and forms. Today, I’d like to take aim at a particular form of curbside parking: "pull-in angle parking." I’ve seen this type of […]

City’s First Bike Share Planned for Governors Island

By Brad Aaron | | 8 Comments
It ain’t the Velib, but yesterday it was announced that Dutch team West 8 would design a 40-acre park for Governors Island, which will include a fleet of 3,000 wooden bicycles free for use by island visitors. The Times reports: The design, commissioned by the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation, calls for transforming much […]
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