NYC Summer Streets Program Returns


(from NYT.com)

Mayor Bloomberg recently announced the return of the city's Summer Streets Program. On three Saturdays this summer, nearly 7 miles of Manhattan roads will be kept free of cars, so that pedestrians can have them exclusively to walk, run, bike or skate. Mark your calendars, as the dates for the program this year will be August 8, 15, and 22, from 7am-1pm.

I happened upon this project last summer. It was a weird experience walking north on Park Avenue South in the middle of the street, a street which is normally packed with vehicles. Summer Streets definitely brought out the families and the cyclers. This is a nice program in that in makes the city more pedestrian friendly and encourages outdoor exercise. It would be really cool to bike from Grand Central to the Brooklyn Bridge and back....Are you going to participate in Summer Streets this August?

I like where Mayor Bloomberg is going with this program, and the determination shown by the city's transportation commissioner, Janette Sadik-Khan (she was the brains behind making Times Square car-free). If only they could figure out the MTA budget!!!

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  1. You Know WhoJuly 4, 2009 at 1:32 AM

    I am also in favor of those programs. New York seems to do fine. Keep up the good job.
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