Released today: City Limits, a guide to safe #speedlimit setting on urban streets. The most commonly used speed limit setting practices in the U.S. are oversimplified, outdated, & unsafe. City Limits provides an easy-to-follow context-sensitive approach. nacto.org/safespeeds/

Streets are a city's most valuable public space.

Recuperamos el espacio público en beneficio de tod@s. Hoy presentamos “Zócalo Peatonal”, una intervención que beneficia al peatón y que podremos disfrutar una vez que el semáforo epidemiológico lo permita. En la Ciudad, atendemos la emergencia y seguimos trabajando #NuestraCasa

Cars don't just consume energy, they consume space. Electric cars are still cars, leaving the same footprint on cities. The urban revolution won't be cleaner cars or better apps but cities designed so you don't need to drive in the first place. 🚌🚇🚲🚶🏾‍♀️ nytimes.com/2021/02/18/opi…

Yesterday a new plaza has born in #Milan. It is located in front of a school, in place of a redundant parking lot. It has been reclaimed by the community and designed by a local artist. Isn’t it amazing? School public space is for kids, not cars. #PiazzeAperte #OpenStreets

RELEASE: Thousands of Americans submitted over 25,000 comments asking U.S. Department of Transportation to reform the #MUTCD, which dictates the design of every street in America. 50+ cities, transit agencies, and national organizations join the call for safer, equitable streets. nacto.org/2021/05/20/250…

Read of the Week: ‘Asphalt Art' is revitalizing communities & making streets safer across 16 US cities - incl. #Saginaw, #KansasCity #Norfolk & #Chattanooga. ‘We want to try and help cities do wonderful things to their public realm,' Kate Levin Bloomberg Associates tells The New York Times ...

Thanks @GeertKloppenbu1 for putting this little vignette together. It has been a great joy to work with Demetrio Scopelliti Pierfrancesco Maran MEP on #piazzeaperte. Genitori Antismog Fabrizio Benvenuti I hope we made you proud too.

I'm helping select NYC's best outdoor dining spaces & open streets! alfresco_nyc is giving cash prizes, awards & bragging rights to the restaurants & community groups behind these urban innovations. See the criteria & nominate a spot at alfresco.nyc!

Life-terous and life threatening?

Piazza Dergano has been the first #PiazzeAperte pilot project we developed in Milan, back in 2018 After a 30 months period of #tacticalurbanism experimentation, we choosed people rather than cars. Now, capital works made it a permanent plaza. Paint is a tool, stone is forever

Great, thoughtful project I was happy to be a part of.

Bravo Milano! milanotoday.it/attualita/nuov…

The Open Restaurants program has flourished and grown 10-fold under NYC DOT. We're with Mayor Eric Adams here - transferring the program to another agency would be a step backward, with small businesses paying the price. Kevin Duggan Streetsblog New York nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/10/20/may…

This #Urban gem transforms Miriam Flores cityscape, prioritizing the needs of #children, parents, and communities alike. 🌳By creating a safe and #accessible space. #SchoolStreet fosters active #transportation, social interaction, and a sense of belonging. 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️🌱 Urban95

You'd be surprised what some paint can do 🎨 @AWileySchwartz of our transportation team shares how we transformed a city block to increase foot traffic in City of Detroit - all for pennies on the dollar.

Packed house at SVA Theatre tonight to hear DEP Commissioner Aggarwala’s talk about how @nycwater operates the city’s water system, manages vast infrastructure, and is planning for the future. Done in partnership with Open House New York and Design Trust for Public Space as part of a yearlong series.

Bluejays nested in our quince tree again this year and their fledglings are out of the nest showing off. Brooklyn Bird Alert Raptor Trust

On Sunday 21 September, Oxford Street will be traffic-free from midday to 8pm between Oxford Circus and Orchard Street. This is a fantastic opportunity to see Oxford Street in a new light with music, food, pop-ups and entertainment. I’m determined to unlock its true potential.

To explore how cities like NYC have transformed their outdoor spaces, Andy Wiley-Schwartz joined the UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment podcast to share insights from his career supporting cities in reimagining their public spaces & how to address challenges they may face. bloombg.org/48ygnh8