Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

Transit riders using Governor Cuomo's new train hall at the former Farley Post Office building would benefit enormously from a full busway on 34th Street, which DOT proposed nearly a decade ago. Image: DOT

With Moynihan Train Hall in the Works, New York Really Needs a 34th Street Busway

By David Meyer | Aug 17, 2017 | 14 Comments

"The subway system is the economic circulatory system of the entire city," Governor Cuomo said at a groundbreaking for the new rail concourse. But the location of this LIRR and Amtrak waiting area will make connections to subways less convenient.

"Shared space" in action on Broadway. Photo: David Meyer

DOT’s New Flatiron “Shared Space” — a Rarity or the First of Many?

By David Meyer | Aug 9, 2017 | 11 Comments

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.

This Block Now Has a Protected Bike Lane and a Wider Sidewalk

By David Meyer | Aug 7, 2017 | 26 Comments

Midtown Manhattan avenues have a problem: The sidewalks aren't wide enough for all the people walking on them. People have to walk in the roadbed to get where they're going. On avenues with protected bike lanes, this means people on foot spill over into bikeways, rendering them all but impassable for cyclists. Now there's a single Midtown block with a protected bike lane that also has a wider sidewalk.

DOT won't actually implement the yellow plastic "tuff curbs" that were supposed to protect cyclists during rush hour. Image: DOT

Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on 2nd Ave Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 1, 2017 | 22 Comments

Last summer, DOT put forward a plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Now the new bike lane is in place, but the "tuff curbs" that are supposed to protect it during rush hour are nowhere to be seen, and DOT has no intention of adding them.

"Shared space" in effect on Broadway by Madison Square. Photo: Hilda Cohen

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square

By David Meyer | Jul 19, 2017 | 12 Comments

DOT's reconfiguration of Broadway near Madison Square Park is almost complete. Streetsblog reader Hilda Cohen shared this bird's-eye view of pedestrian-priority block.

Eyes on the Street: Breathing Room for Pedestrians on Eighth Avenue in Midtown

By Brad Aaron | Jun 27, 2017 | 12 Comments

The city added nine feet of walking space (a 40 percent increase) to the west side of Eighth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets, north of the bus terminal. Planters line what used to be a parking lane next to a buffered bike lane, which remains intact.

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