Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Time for Automated Turn Ban Enforcement in Inwood?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2014 | 5 Comments

Motorists are ignoring new turn restrictions intended to keep pedestrians safe at a revamped Broadway intersection in Inwood. Over the summer, DOT added pedestrian space and implemented turn prohibitions where Broadway meets Dyckman Street and Riverside Drive, a five-spoked intersection that sees a lot of crashes. The four left turn bans are meant to keep motorists […]

Eyes on the Street: A Super-Sized Pedestrian Island on Bushwick Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Sep 2, 2014 | 5 Comments

Once an extra-wide asphalt expanse, a section of Bushwick Avenue has been reclaimed by the addition of a pedestrian island. The new public space, which makes it easier to cross between Brooklyn Latin School and the Bushwick Library, is joined by smaller changes to an adjacent stretch of Bushwick Avenue installed this spring and summer. After securing […]

Eyes on the Street: Our Long PPW Bike Lane Nightmare Is Almost Over

By Stephen Miller | Aug 29, 2014 | 10 Comments

Lesson learned? Last week, DOT wiped away the Prospect Park West bike lane for street repaving without installing any temporary cones to preserve the bike route during construction. Drivers parked at the curb, pushing northbound cyclists into oncoming traffic or onto the sidewalk. Now, DOT has demarcated the bike lane with orange cones as it […]

Eyes on the Street: DOT Replaces PPW Bike Lane With Parking

By Stephen Miller | Aug 22, 2014 | 25 Comments

During the warm summer months, lots of New Yorkers decide to hop on their bicycles and head for the nearest bike lane. That’s also when the city does much of its street repaving, and new asphalt is coming to Prospect Park West. But instead of maintaining the heavily used bike path with temporary materials, our […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Sidewalk and a Safer Crossing in Woodside

By Brad Aaron | Aug 5, 2014 | 4 Comments

A simple fix from DOT has made it easier and safer for pedestrians to walk between Woodside and Jackson Heights. Angus Grieve-Smith posted the above photo on Facebook of 37th Avenue at 69th Street, near Broadway and the BQE, where DOT has added new sidewalk space on the south side of the avenue [PDF]. In the […]

Eyes on the Street: Slower Speed Limits Coming to Broadway, Southern Blvd

By Ben Fried | Aug 1, 2014 | 5 Comments

A Streetsblog reader sent in this NYPD flyer posted in the lobby of his apartment building on the Upper West Side, and another reports getting the same notice via email yesterday. The citywide 25 mph speed limit enacted by Albany this session is expected to go into effect in October. In the meantime, the de […]

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