Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

New “Bike Boxes” Send Cyclists to the Front of the Line

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 19, 2007 | 32 Comments

Ian Dutton of the Houston Street bike safety initiative snapped these photographs of yet another never-before-seen street design feature here in New York City. This is what’s called a "Bike Box" at the intersection of W. 9th St. and Sixth Ave. Bike boxes allow cyclists approaching the intersection with a red signal to position themselves […]

Eyes on the Street: Franklin Avenue

By Aaron Donovan | Jun 15, 2007 | 6 Comments

The Shuttle, as seen from Brevoort Place. This four-stop line deteriorated and was nearly abandoned by the MTA in the 1980s and again in the 1990s. Instead, after community opposition, it was restored for $74 million in 1999, although one station, Dean Street, was closed. Does anybody know more details about the community advocacy that led to the preservation of […]

Eyes on the Street: A Special Lane for Parking Cars

By Aaron Donovan | Jun 6, 2007 | 11 Comments

This was the scene along the Edward L. Grant Highway in the Bronx on May 27, where the southbound buffered bike lane near Jerome Avenue was being blocked by SUVs from Florida and New Jersey and assorted other vehicles. The bike lane markings here are worn out by the constant wear and tear of automobile […]

Eyes on the Street: Seen Better Days

By Aaron Donovan | Jun 5, 2007 | 3 Comments

East 146th Street and St. Ann’s Avenue, May 28, 2007.

Eyes on the Street: Transit Workers on Parade

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2007 | 1 Comment

The NYC Transit Pipe and Drums Corps marched in the Inwood annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, on a route that followed Broadway from 200th Street almost into the Bronx before taking Seaman Avenue, where the above photo was taken, to Inwood Hill Park for a wreath-laying ceremony honoring America’s war dead. A bike-laned residential […]

Happy Memorial Day Weekend

By Aaron Donovan | May 25, 2007 | 2 Comments

Broad Street looking north from Exchange Place Remove cars from a New York City street, even just for security reasons, and civil society flourishes in their place. On Broad Steet traffic has been restricted in front of the New York Stock Exchange since September 11, 2001. Special pavement, tables, chairs and benches have turned a dull and commonplace […]

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