Photo: Woonerf in Copenhagen, Denmark
The New York Times reports on ten progressive street designs that are challenging the traditional “street-curb-sidewalk motif,” which has defined so many streets in NYC and around the world by giving priority to automobiles. The ten designs are:
- Woonerfs
- Play Streets
- Bicycle Boulevards
- Pavement Hierarchy
- Green Grid
- Mental Speed Bumps
- Swaled Streets
- Lanescapes
- Gentle Congestion
- Urban Acupuncture
Ethan Kent, PPS Vice President, who has been involved with the NYC Streets Renaissance Campaign, remarks:
“Let’s go to the next level to create great streets that really draw the life of the communities they are meant to serve.”
Some of the transportation reforms, like the conversion of a parking lot to a public plaza in DUMBO, have been met with overwhelming community support, while other proposals stir mixed reactions.
More On Great Streets:
APA Great Streets in America
Book by Alan Jacobs
Greatstreets.org