… We’re at a point where we can be taking that design approach international peer cities are doing.” Rather than just carving out one lane of space for cycling infrastructure, they flipped everything on its head. Look to Rue de Rivoli,” said urban planner Mike Lydon, referring to the Paris thoroughfare, where bike lanes were widened, leaving only one westbound lane for cars. “This is a big opportunity to expand this vision for reallocation of space. We’ll find out tonight when the Department of Transportation presents its plans for a redesign of Third Avenue in Manhattan, the Adams administration’s first major from-the-ground-up street project - one that advocates will demonstrate whether the “City of Yes” is substance or slogan.Īnd Paris should be an inspiration, say advocates and experts. Is New York the “City of Yes” - or the city of the same old, same old?
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