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NYC Open Streets 2027 applications are now open! 🚸 Want to bring an Open Street to your neighborhood? We are here to support you through the application process!
Find application details here: nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedest…
Reach out to us at [email protected] for help applying!
Detroit is turning I-375, a sunken highway that wiped out Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, into a surface boulevard. Cities are finally reckoning with what urban highways took from them. The BQE must be part of that conversation.
“I want there to be zero barriers to entry for a school to participate in this program, we can learn a lot from cities like Seattle, who have a really simple questionnaire.” - Sabina our Community Planner who helps schools with their applications. gothamist.com/news/nyc-looks…
Syracuse is tearing down the I-81 viaduct that split its city for decades and replacing it with a street grid that reconnects the neighborhoods the highway cut apart. If Syracuse can rethink its highways, so can NYC.
Providence moved I-195 off its downtown waterfront and got back roughly 40 acres of land for homes, jobs, and a new park, now linked by a walking bridge across the Providence River. Their downtown was reconnected to the water; Brooklyn neighborhoods deserve the same.
Milwaukee removed the Park East Freeway in the early 2000s and opened up land for new homes, jobs, and a reconnected downtown. Urban highways take up space our neighborhoods need. What could Brooklyn do with it?
After the 1989 earthquake, San Francisco replaced part of its Central Freeway with Octavia Boulevard, with trees, housing, local businesses, and a people-oriented design. Predictions of a traffic nightmare didn’t come true; NYC can learn the same lesson.
Portland tore out Harbor Drive in 1974 and built Tom McCall Waterfront Park in its place. Fifty years later, nobody's asking for the highway back. The BQE doesn't have to be permanent either.
NYC is about to spend billions on outdated, unnecessary car infrastructure. With the right vision, alternatives are possible. Speak up and tell local officials you want them to go back to the drawing board on the BQE at these events hosted by @NYC_DOT:
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Swinging into a new era of open streets for students ✨ We've officially installed New York City's first open street gate on Clarkson Street in the West Village!
This gate will give students car-free space when they need it during school activities and more.
“School Streets are essential for providing New York City students with a place to socialize and grow, especially at the over 370 city public schools without on-site recreation space,” amny.com/nyc-transit/nyc-sch…
"We need a clear and transparent timeline for swift implementation. Once live, this enforcement will have a major positive impact for cyclist safety; every day without it means another day that cyclists’ safety is at risk."
Drivers blocking bus lanes and bike lanes... beware! buff.ly/zFLfJfm
"Modeled after infrastructure used near schools in Paris, the gate is designed to create a safer street environment during outdoor school programming." @WstVillagePatch patch.com/new-york/west-vill…
Happy first day of swing! The new school street gate for City-As school is officially installed on Clarkson St. Modeled after similar designs in Paris, this new infrastructure creates safe, open spaces for students. Let's bring these to schools across NY!
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NYC is opening 160 car-free (but treat-filled) streets and plazas to enjoy fun and safe fall festivities this spooky season.
Find one near you at nyc.gov/trickorstreets.
The West Side Highway. The Embarcadero Freeway. The Rochester Loop. New York and other cities have removed urban highways and transformed car-dominated spaces into thriving parks, waterfronts, and neighborhoods. There’s no reason the BQE can’t be the same.
Boo! 👻 It’s October, which means it’s time for Trick or Streets.
We’re so grateful for the chance to have helped so many partners host these incredible, family-friendly events. 🧡 Be sure to get out there for candy, costumes and car-free fun!
All events: nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedest…
This is amazing news! Every day, New Yorkers count on the city's buses to get around. Faster service means more opportunity, more access and a better quality of life for all. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/…
The DOT is presenting us with a false choice on the BQE. If repairs to this roadway are so critical, we should be able to close ramps and redirect traffic to do them, rather than overcommitting to temporary car infrastructure. We have better alternatives at our disposal.
Open Plans retweeted
Our bill creates the first, comprehensive low-traffic neighborhood program in the country, using low-cost tools to keep through-traffic off residential streets. /1
City Council members float bill to pilot ‘low-traffic’ neighborhoods in some parts of NYC for more street safety measures amny.com/news/city-council-p…
