Gothamist: Reinventing the Avenue

AlexQ

Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:08:22 -0500

as i've said before.. i don't think they should start pushing for these pedestrian plans until they make it so that taking public transport (trains or buses) is more efficient than taking cars. also, of course, if they do that, lots of people will stop driving everywhere :)

KP

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:46:02 -0500

Believe it or not, calling 311 works perfectly against car alarms going off. If you call them what happens is they will connect you as a non-emergency call to an operator who dispatches the cop cars, and when the next cop car is free in your area, they come and the alarm-noise stops. Maybe the police have a universal alarm-turning-off device like the remote that eventually turns off any brands of TVs... all I know is that it's worked for me and is a blessing at 3am (or anytime)!

Suzanne

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 16:04:23 -0500

I hear that Ethan guy at PPS is really cute.

Jeffrey Stuart

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:50:35 -0500

It's about time. most people walk in NYC, strike or no. why not apportion and manage our streets for walkers?

teh

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:41:48 -0500

I just checked this exhibit out today. I admit I am a bit of a museum geek but this was really neat. I have not given much thought to streets as public space but walking home, I really could see streets as lost commodities.

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Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:40:08 -0500

I went to this today. It had some incredible facts about traffic and streets as well as nice pictures. That and the MAS building is incredible. It makes me want the City to be a nicer place to walk and a nicer place to live.

Jonas Cord

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:33:13 -0500

The exhibit aims to explore new concepts for our city streets, such as turning them in to pedestrian-friendly public spaces. It's not a new concept. My copy of "New York 1960" has several proposed plans for making many streets pedestrian only.

hr

Wed, 01 Feb 2006 15:14:11 -0500

stupid