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Posted in Events, Livable Streets on Aug 20th, 2008
A bit late, but a couple nice videos from the wonder that was/is Summer Streets. One more Saturday to relish the car-free streetscape! Be there.
From Times Up, who had a free bike decorating station set up at the cube:
And another from reader Carol Binkowski:
Thanks so much, Carol!
Elsewhere, Brad Aaron at Streetsblog ponders the necessity of […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Aug 11th, 2008
Wow. Well that video just about captures it. What more could you ask for out of a Summer Street?
Plenty of links about the day:
NRDC’s Scott Todd loved it and has a rather incredible slideshow of photos he took: “Look Ma, No Cars!“
Streetsblog has some great photos too.
The Times was all love and roses for Summer […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Aug 10th, 2008
Were you out on the Summer Streets? We’ve been having a hard time finding good photos and video. While we’re certain that Streetfilms will have something up soon, hopefully this lone entry can tide us all over.
Were you there? Have photos? Have video? Leave a link or a description in the comments below!
Summer Streets from […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Parks and Open Space, Transportation, Urban Environment on Aug 6th, 2008
Lo, the glorious day is nigh. Prepare yourselves! Summer Streets is upon us!
Direct from the DOT:
Summer Streets is for you!
For three Saturdays this August, take pleasure in nearly 7 miles of car-free streets from the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park.
Play! Run! Walk! Bike! Breathe!…at SUMMER STREETS!!
August 9th, 16th and 23rd from 7am - 1pm
Lafayette Street […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Aug 2nd, 2008
It is once again time to start gearing up for Park(ing) Day NYC— get out your benches, roll out your sod, ready your great ideas!
Park(ing) Day NYC is September 19th, and parking spots across the city are just waiting to be rescued, turned for a day into the Park(ing) Spots that will get everyone thinking […]
Posted in Community, Events, Livable Streets on Jul 25th, 2008
It’s Block Party season. Streetfilms shows us what they’re like. Find a Block Party near you (or sign up to plan one) with this nice tool courtesy of Transportation Alternatives, NYC Streets Renaissance, and the Open Planning Project.
Posted in Community, Livable Streets on Jul 22nd, 2008
A great piece about the inaugural Williamsburg Walks car-free day of glory on Bedford Avenue, put together by Clarence Eckerson at Streetfilms (it’s getting harder to remember a NYC livable streets movement without their blessed souls). Every week it feels like our city is changing into something even greater.
Next Saturday will again be car free. […]
Posted in Livable Streets on Jul 18th, 2008
Apparently SF is a little bit better to walk around. We’d disagree, but it’s tough to argue with this sort of cartography.
Streetsblog, of course, has something to say about this as well.
They just came out with a souped-up new version that is very cool yet somehow manages to rank San Francisco the #1 most walkable […]
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Jul 17th, 2008
For anyone who spends any time on a bike in this town, this video will summon familiar feelings of outrage.
Bike-Lane Emergency from Nicholas Whitaker on Vimeo.
Posted in Livable Streets, Transportation on Jul 12th, 2008
Truly amazing development on the fabric of NYC’s streets. Two lanes of Broadway to be rededicated to a pedestrian plaza and a bike lane. From the Times:
In a surprising reshaping of the urban landscape, the city is creating a public esplanade along a portion of one of its most prominent streets, Broadway in Midtown, setting […]