# Pedestrianize NYC **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [July 13, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519 "2022-07-13T17:18:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![allaround2025](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@allaround2025](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/allaround2025)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/264 "2025-05-30T12:03:10Z")
It is a shame that construction would take so long to start. ---
**Author:** ![Rangerparks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Rangerparks](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Rangerparks)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/265 "2025-05-30T13:46:10Z")
The #1 thing causing NYC’s dirty reputation is the trash problem. Chicago gets alot of hate for various reasons (some deserved, some not) but one of the things they did right was with the alley system. Chicago is spotless compared to NYC. This city is wayyy to acclimated to trash just being everywhere on the street. Even other global cities like Tokyo or London don’t have this problem ---
**Author:** ![Exodias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/exodias/32/62379_2.png) [@Exodias](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Exodias)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/266 "2025-05-30T14:40:06Z")
I think the new sanitation and containerization rules should help, but to your point, that still means trash bins on the streets instead of alleys ---
**Author:** ![chused](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@chused](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chused)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/267 "2025-05-30T15:55:45Z")
Chicago goes everyone one better! When the loop was rebuilt in the 1920s it was double decked. All the streets have a twin street underneath at the basement level. Entrances to that system are adjacent to the river and sort of hidden away. Deliveries also occur on that level. As a uresult the loop functions incredibly well. ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/268 "2025-05-30T20:43:52Z")
> **[Section of East River Park reopens after being lifted to fight floods](https://gothamist.com/news/section-of-east-river-park-reopens-after-being-lifted-to-fight-floods)** > > The reopening marks a milestone in the $1.5 billion flood mitigation project. ![Screenshot 2025-05-30 at 4.42.12 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/5/558fa38bf41821f34d046b13cb0a99972b68ec3e.jpeg) > **[East River Park section reopens with new passive lawn, courts, and flood...](https://www.6sqft.com/east-river-park-section-reopens-with-new-passive-lawn-courts-and-flood-protection/)** > > The new open spaces and amenities at East River Park are part of the East Side Coastal Resiliency Project, which is protecting the area from future flooding. ![East-River-Park-Aerial-View.jpg](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/1/61289e46616b7bda0e38af1b23d8a74aa289de6d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/269 "2025-05-31T13:49:20Z")
What a battle to get this done. ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/270 "2025-06-01T02:20:44Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/b/4bd908a39c08554056b3b747c38c98670323314a.jpeg "ESCR PA1 Drone Footage") ](https://vimeo.com/1089187404) > **[BIG](https://afasiaarchzine.com/2025/05/the-big-u-east-river-park-new-york-big/)** ![BIG-.-The-Big-U-.-New-York-1-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/b/eb1b3c8005d49807a1eb0a9ee400b323903854fe.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Exodias](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/exodias/32/62379_2.png) [@Exodias](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Exodias)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/271 "2025-06-01T11:07:48Z")
Absolutely beautiful. Well done NYC ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/272 "2025-06-01T14:11:49Z")
Great that they built a pedestrian bridge over FDR. It was a real pain getting over there. ---
**Author:** ![Rangerparks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ea924/32.png) [@Rangerparks](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Rangerparks)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2025, 3:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/273 "2025-06-01T15:33:39Z")
The FDR reminds me of NYC’s version of Chicago’s Lake shore drive. Any plans to cap the FDR like how they want to in Chicago? ---
**Author:** ![stache](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/stache/32/30186_2.png) [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/274 "2025-06-02T14:07:40Z")
Nothing that I have heard of - ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2025, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/275 "2025-06-02T16:54:02Z")
even if there was it won’t happen anytime soon 😔 ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2025, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/276 "2025-06-10T01:42:52Z")
![pr0606-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/8/18d7153caca859fc21d89d6b91cfd1a553da1fd6.jpeg) > **[Flatbush Avenue overhaul includes center-running bus lanes and pedestrian...](https://www.6sqft.com/flatbush-avenue-overhaul-includes-center-running-bus-lanes-and-pedestrian-islands/)** > > The bus lanes would stretch from Livingston Street to Grand Army Plaza on Flatbush Avenue, better serving the 70,000 daily bus riders who travel the corridor. ---
**Author:** ![Alemel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alemel/32/91966_2.png) [@Alemel](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Alemel)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/277 "2025-06-11T14:55:00Z")
Went to visit this morning - looks great! ![IMG_2442](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/3/438699e3d5cb1336e34f6e53c1641931af46aa0c.jpeg) ![IMG_2449](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/f/bff5f5f4317225785135cb23f41873744fb1b73c.jpeg) Great Brooklyn skyline views ![IMG_2448](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/1/81163651187c68f4bfe1ea3251cd10fef1228e19.jpeg) ![IMG_2444](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/f/8f85e1d29c7ad5669840f7cbf7f8984b57672b3b.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/278 "2025-06-15T15:50:35Z")
34th Street busway proposal moves ahead. This will close off the street for Buses only and will be a big boon for bus riders. “Anti-Car crusade” is a rather biased and anti-transit take that is on brand for the NY Post. > **[No more cars on 34th Street: Busway clears final hurdle, despite wild...](https://nypost.com/2025/06/14/us-news/34th-st-busway-clears-final-hurdle-despite-opposition/)** > > City Hall’s latest anti-car crusade cleared its final hurdle this week, despite fierce opposition from actual bus riders, who accused community board leaders of being in bed with the city and priva… ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/279 "2025-06-22T16:16:03Z")
The NY Compost has much more to say about a positive change coming to 34th Street with the new busway plan which may get approved by August. They also still haven’t got the message Congestion Pricing is very much welcome and is working. > **[NYC’s unwelcome plan to turn 34th Street into a ‘busway’ is a road to nowhere](https://nypost.com/2025/06/21/opinion/the-plan-to-turn-34th-street-into-a-busway-is-a-road-to-nowhere/)** > > There are quotation marks around “proposal” because the scheme is certain to be a done deal by August. The DOT always gets its way, never mind a rubber-stamp City Hall review. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/280 "2025-06-22T17:18:16Z")
The New York Compost makes the Epoch Times look like a reliable non-biased news source. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Don](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/the_don/32/124724_2.png) [@The\_Don](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/The_Don)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2025, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/281 "2025-06-22T18:30:49Z")
That street is always ridiculously crowded. ---
**Author:** ![treebeard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/treebeard/32/173534_2.png) [@treebeard](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/treebeard)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2025, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/282 "2025-07-19T05:23:26Z")
Start making the cross town dedicated bus lanes “no fare” and they will be very fast. I suspect most crosstown bus riders are paying a fare on the subway and not actually charged anyway. ---
**Author:** ![ALC11](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/alc11/32/81254_2.png) [@ALC11](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/ALC11)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519/283 "2025-08-03T15:51:55Z")
Cry some more. Replacing parking with safer crosswalks and better infrastructure is always a win. > **[NYC would lose 300K parking spots and $3B under this lefty City Council...](https://nypost.com/2025/08/02/us-news/nyc-would-lose-300000-parking-spots-3b-under-city-council-plan/)** > > NYC drivers would lose roughly 300,000 parking spots and taxpayers would be in the hole for $3 billion under a bill being fast-tracked by far-left City Council members. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519.md?page=13) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/pedestrianize-nyc/21519.md?page=15)