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Stories tagged with "summer streets"

Summer Streets a Success!

Posted by Glenn on August 23, 2008 - 10:00am in The Oil Drum: Local
Topic: Environment/Sustainability
Tags: bicycling, livable streets, new york city, summer streets [list all tags]

For the last two weeks, NYC has experimented with an idea of making a major avenue in Manhattan car-free for no particular reason than for the enjoyment of residents and visitors. There were no streetfair vendors hawking $3 tube socks or blended drinks from noisy & polluting generators. Nor was there any excuse like the Marathon or a parade where only invited guests are allowed to run or walk down the middle of the streets.

This was different.

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