Streetopia Upper West Side
@streetopia.bsky.social
Streets are for people, not cars. We inspire and organize our neighbors on Manhattan's Upper West Side to realize the potential of streets and public space to improve health, increase opportunity, and connect each of us to our community. streetopia.city
Easy to imagine these kinds of simple and amazingly effective treatments on the UWS. How about it @nyc-dot.bsky.social and @galeabrewer.bsky.social ?
This is LIVE! And everyone needs to see the benefits of Low Traffic Neighborhoods from London! There is so little good documentation and this needs to be spread far & wide! Thanks for giving it a watch.
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Tour the Tranquility of some of London's Low Traffic Neighborhoods (LTNs)
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November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Easy to imagine these kinds of simple and amazingly effective treatments on the UWS. How about it @nyc-dot.bsky.social and @galeabrewer.bsky.social ?
It’s time for a mayor willing to think big and deliver on people-first streets. Here’s one idea for a quick win.
www.streetopia.city/reimagining-...
www.streetopia.city/reimagining-...
November 5, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It’s time for a mayor willing to think big and deliver on people-first streets. Here’s one idea for a quick win.
www.streetopia.city/reimagining-...
www.streetopia.city/reimagining-...
UWS Council Member Gale Brewer has been in office for 24 years yet the streets of her district are stuck in the past 🚗💨😷
We've made it easy to send her a letter to encourage her to use her final term in the Council to become a livable streets champion & leave a legacy of people first public space.
We've made it easy to send her a letter to encourage her to use her final term in the Council to become a livable streets champion & leave a legacy of people first public space.
Tell Gale Brewer to Think Bigger - StreetopiaUWS
Gale Brewer is about to enter her 25th year in elected office. Now is a great time to encourage her to use the next four years to help turn the Upper West Side into the preeminent livable neighborhood...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
UWS Council Member Gale Brewer has been in office for 24 years yet the streets of her district are stuck in the past 🚗💨😷
We've made it easy to send her a letter to encourage her to use her final term in the Council to become a livable streets champion & leave a legacy of people first public space.
We've made it easy to send her a letter to encourage her to use her final term in the Council to become a livable streets champion & leave a legacy of people first public space.
“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
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New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
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September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New episode up! We talked with researcher Tim Gill about how we need to make our cities safe for children, not cars. "Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy."
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...
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@nyc-dot.bsky.social is making up math here. There are roughly 300 intersections on the UWS or ~2,400 potential daylighting spots, many of which are already bus stops or fire hydrants.
@galeabrewer.bsky.social got some bad information.
Why are we bean counting street safety in the first place?
@galeabrewer.bsky.social got some bad information.
Why are we bean counting street safety in the first place?
DOT's crusade against a Council bill for universal daylighting was able to peel off support by Council Member Gale Brewer, after agency officials told her it would remove 13,000 parking spots in her Upper West Side district. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/g...
Gale's A-Blowin': Brewer Abandons Daylighting Bill After Push By Parking-First DOT - Streetsblog New York City
DOT's anti-daylighting "scare tactics" have peeled off Council Member Gale Brewer, who says the policy will gobble up too many parking spots.
nyc.streetsblog.org
September 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@nyc-dot.bsky.social is making up math here. There are roughly 300 intersections on the UWS or ~2,400 potential daylighting spots, many of which are already bus stops or fire hydrants.
@galeabrewer.bsky.social got some bad information.
Why are we bean counting street safety in the first place?
@galeabrewer.bsky.social got some bad information.
Why are we bean counting street safety in the first place?
Should we teach 8 year olds how to move “defensively” through their neighborhoods just to stay alive? Or is the assumption that kids will be escorted everywhere (by a properly defensive adult) until their executive function is fully developed? That’s quite a bleak view of childhood & community.
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
8 walking and biking safety tips that just might save your life
In 2024, 7,100 pedestrians were killed on the road, and in recent years, more than 1,000 cyclists have been hit and killed annually. Safety experts explain how bikers and walkers can stay safe.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Should we teach 8 year olds how to move “defensively” through their neighborhoods just to stay alive? Or is the assumption that kids will be escorted everywhere (by a properly defensive adult) until their executive function is fully developed? That’s quite a bleak view of childhood & community.
If you’re on the west side today, stop by the West Side County Fair on Pier I and tell us what you think is the “Best Block in the UWS”
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
September 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you’re on the west side today, stop by the West Side County Fair on Pier I and tell us what you think is the “Best Block in the UWS”
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
The demand to cycle for transportation is undeniable among every age group across the city. The only thing holding us back is incomplete infraction and a political bias toward the status quo. It’s time for leadership that understands the value of positive change and has the will to make it happen.
More than two dozen bikes at drop-off every day this week at my kid’s school. You love to see it.
Our next mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social should give @nyc-dot.bsky.social a mandate to quickly transform NYC into the safest city in North America for kids to bike. The demand is there & growing.
Our next mayor @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social should give @nyc-dot.bsky.social a mandate to quickly transform NYC into the safest city in North America for kids to bike. The demand is there & growing.
September 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The demand to cycle for transportation is undeniable among every age group across the city. The only thing holding us back is incomplete infraction and a political bias toward the status quo. It’s time for leadership that understands the value of positive change and has the will to make it happen.
"Everybody’s in favor of 'safety,' but compared to what? That’s the question: what are you willing to sacrifice for safety?"
Members of Manhattan Community Board 7 refused — twice! — to back a purely symbolic effort to demand that the Department of Transportation prioritize street safety over free parking. nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/11/w...
West Side Community Board Fails to Back Safety Over Parking - Streetsblog New York City
Oh, they're fine with safety ... as long as parking comes first. No, seriously, that's what they did.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Everybody’s in favor of 'safety,' but compared to what? That’s the question: what are you willing to sacrifice for safety?"
City Hall’s interference here at the behest of @galeabrewer.bsky.social sets a terrible precedent and risks compromising future street improvement projects, almost all of which will require converting some amount of free parking to a use that serves a broader & more diverse segment of the community.
Elected officials are supposed to use their positions to make the agency’s program work better, not undermine it with line-item vetoes that favor a narrow group of constituents at the expense of everyone else.
OPINION: DOT ‘Smart Curbs’ Pilot Deserves a Chance to Succeed - Streetsblog New York City
Compromising the project to protect free parking puts the interests of a tiny minority over systemic changes that would benefit everyone, says one activist.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
City Hall’s interference here at the behest of @galeabrewer.bsky.social sets a terrible precedent and risks compromising future street improvement projects, almost all of which will require converting some amount of free parking to a use that serves a broader & more diverse segment of the community.
This is incredibly disappointing from @galeabrewer.bsky.social.
The city's nascent effort to convert 70 curbside spots on the Upper West Side from free to metered parking is on hold after drivers threw a fit — and the local Council member declared war on the very idea of charging drivers to park their private property on publicly-owned streets. buff.ly/CwQawnq
City Hall Pauses Upper West Side 'Smart Curb' Parking Reforms Amid Predictable Driver Backlash - Streetsblog New York City
DOT's nascent effort to convert 70 curbside spots on the Upper West Side from free to metered parking is on hold after drivers threw a fit.
nyc.streetsblog.org
August 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This is incredibly disappointing from @galeabrewer.bsky.social.
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How can we reclaim our streets with Low-Traffic Neighborhoods?
Join the conversation with Jon Jon Wesolowski this Tuesday July 1st at 6:30PM to learn how we can create safer, more local streets.
📍Hi-Note - 188 Ave B
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@1014nyc.bsky.social
Join the conversation with Jon Jon Wesolowski this Tuesday July 1st at 6:30PM to learn how we can create safer, more local streets.
📍Hi-Note - 188 Ave B
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-europ...
@1014nyc.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 7:29 PM
How can we reclaim our streets with Low-Traffic Neighborhoods?
Join the conversation with Jon Jon Wesolowski this Tuesday July 1st at 6:30PM to learn how we can create safer, more local streets.
📍Hi-Note - 188 Ave B
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-europ...
@1014nyc.bsky.social
Join the conversation with Jon Jon Wesolowski this Tuesday July 1st at 6:30PM to learn how we can create safer, more local streets.
📍Hi-Note - 188 Ave B
RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/what-europ...
@1014nyc.bsky.social
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We predict the war on e-bikes will run out of gas, and the apocalypse will be gentler than advertised. biketalk.org/2025/06/2522...
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@consumerreports.org
@transalt.org
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#2522 – Criminalization of Bikes in NYC and Biking in The Apocalypse - Bike Talk
Listener email: the difference between bike packing and bike touring, and what handlebar bags and panniers to get (1:11). New York City has begun a policy of criminalizing minor traffic violations for...
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June 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We predict the war on e-bikes will run out of gas, and the apocalypse will be gentler than advertised. biketalk.org/2025/06/2522...
@streetopia.bsky.social
@openplans.org
@consumerreports.org
@transalt.org
@sbalkan5.bsky.social
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@openplans.org
@consumerreports.org
@transalt.org
@sbalkan5.bsky.social
High quality bike lanes make cycling more appealing and accessible to more people. This is not a high quality bike lane.
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
High quality bike lanes make cycling more appealing and accessible to more people. This is not a high quality bike lane.
Thank you for speaking out, Council Member.
Targeting bicyclists with criminal summonses does nothing to make our streets safer, particularly when car drivers inflict orders of magnitude more harm to everyone—pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers.
Targeting bicyclists with criminal summonses does nothing to make our streets safer, particularly when car drivers inflict orders of magnitude more harm to everyone—pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers.
I do not support criminal summonses for bicyclists who commit minor traffic infractions. I want people to follow the rules of the road but a civil summons is more appropriate when they are necessary. Car drivers rarely get criminal summonses even when they are deserved.
May 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Thank you for speaking out, Council Member.
Targeting bicyclists with criminal summonses does nothing to make our streets safer, particularly when car drivers inflict orders of magnitude more harm to everyone—pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers.
Targeting bicyclists with criminal summonses does nothing to make our streets safer, particularly when car drivers inflict orders of magnitude more harm to everyone—pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers.
Daylighting is good and popular policy that makes streets safer for everyone, especially pedestrians. We’re grateful to @galeabrewer.bsky.social for her support of @council.nyc.gov bill Int 1138 which would require NYC to *follow state law* and implement daylighting across the city.
April 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Daylighting is good and popular policy that makes streets safer for everyone, especially pedestrians. We’re grateful to @galeabrewer.bsky.social for her support of @council.nyc.gov bill Int 1138 which would require NYC to *follow state law* and implement daylighting across the city.
Inspired Infrastructure got inspired by our W 72nd St vision. Check it out:
Fixing NYC’s 72nd Street: A People-First Vision
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December 12, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Inspired Infrastructure got inspired by our W 72nd St vision. Check it out:
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The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
November 25, 2024 at 4:12 PM
This 💯
The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
Ride along with the UWS’s very own bike bus. Activism that’s fun and healthy and create’s community all at the same time.
Our school's #BikeBus will be opened to all on Wed., Nov. 20th🥳
Interested in starting a bike bus? Or in learning more about our school (MCS)? Take this opportunity to discover how such group rides contribute to community building.
To join▶️ bit.ly/MCS-BikeBus-2024-25
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Interested in starting a bike bus? Or in learning more about our school (MCS)? Take this opportunity to discover how such group rides contribute to community building.
To join▶️ bit.ly/MCS-BikeBus-2024-25
CC:@bikebusworld.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Ride along with the UWS’s very own bike bus. Activism that’s fun and healthy and create’s community all at the same time.