Give my regards to Broadway!!!

The shutdown of Broadway to vehicular traffic between 42nd Street to 47th Street and 33rd Street to 35th Street is getting most of the publicity, but another part of Midtown's battle of pedestrians vs. cars is now taking shape. A narrow strip of pedestrian plazas will line Broadway between the Times Square shutdown and Columbus Circle, dotted with seating and café tables. Right now busy battalions of Department of Transportation workers are staking claim to swaths of the boulevard, painting new lines and taking other measures to make the NYC driving experience all the more hellish. Flashing signs on side streets leading into Times Square now announce DOT's D-Day, declaring, "Bway Closed As Of May 24." Drivers: You have been put on notice.

One win for pedestrians! Finally the day has come when public space is of considerable value in New York City. Maybe its this new administration, maybe its PlaNYC and Bloomberg but I like the look of it! The city is opening up its concrete walls and letting the green in. With the Highline project on its way and the new bike access system, NYC is finally giving the public what it wants -- space to breath and walk freely without fear of vehicular manslaughter. im so proud.

for more on this and the lovely new DOT Commisioner, turn to: http://curbed.com/archives/2009/05/19/citys_street_fighter_may_plant_flag_on_all_of_broadway.php