Comments on: Williamsburg Walks: Opening Up Bedford Avenue http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:48:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: WillyB http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-84631 WillyB Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:29:52 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-84631 I had a great time at the last "walk" July 11th. The WGA + creative thriftshop block was the best. You have to check at the website! please guys do this every year. great day in the hood. loved destroying the piano. http://www.creativethriftshop.com/Exhibition/2009htm/PR_WGA-7in6.htm I had a great time at the last "walk" July 11th. The WGA + creative thriftshop block was the best. You have to check at the website! please guys do this every year. great day in the hood. loved destroying the piano.

http://www.creativethriftshop.com/Exhibition/2009htm/PR_WGA-7in6.htm

]]> By: Lindsi http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-54198 Lindsi Mon, 28 Jul 2008 20:19:55 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-54198 Matt, you're right, 'opening' has a nicer ring to it, but calling it a 'closure' unfortunately fits as well. A lot of effort went into 'closing' the street to auto traffic. Streetsman- I sincerely hope you aren't really as concerned as you sound... maybe you were being sardonic? Just in case you weren't: The surrounding streets did just fine, with no back ups of traffic and no accidents. People got there by foot, bus, subway, bike, and yes, even car. The businesses actually had a good chance of increasing their profits that day due to the increased amount of time people spent on the street as well as the overall increase in the number of people. Unfortunately, I don't have any raw numbers for you...yet. And, I'm assuming, a hypothetical ambulance would be allowed through the street. Check it out next Saturday, August 2nd! Matt, you're right, 'opening' has a nicer ring to it, but calling it a 'closure' unfortunately fits as well. A lot of effort went into 'closing' the street to auto traffic.

Streetsman- I sincerely hope you aren't really as concerned as you sound... maybe you were being sardonic? Just in case you weren't:

The surrounding streets did just fine, with no back ups of traffic and no accidents. People got there by foot, bus, subway, bike, and yes, even car. The businesses actually had a good chance of increasing their profits that day due to the increased amount of time people spent on the street as well as the overall increase in the number of people. Unfortunately, I don't have any raw numbers for you...yet. And, I'm assuming, a hypothetical ambulance would be allowed through the street.

Check it out next Saturday, August 2nd!

]]> By: Matt Crall http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-54106 Matt Crall Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:49:54 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-54106 I'm glad that the post is titled "Opening". My pet peeve is when people refer to this type of event as "closing" a street (as is done in the film). With that many people out using the street and having fun, the street is clearly not "closed." It's just not available for motorized vehicles. I'm glad that the post is titled "Opening". My pet peeve is when people refer to this type of event as "closing" a street (as is done in the film). With that many people out using the street and having fun, the street is clearly not "closed." It's just not available for motorized vehicles.

]]> By: Dave Reid http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-53906 Dave Reid Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:38:59 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-53906 It's good to see these kinds of events being promoting in the U.S. Although my hometown of Milwaukee, WI doesn't have any days just like this what we have are numerous street festivals. It is just a great way to get people out of their cars and out into the world. It's good to see these kinds of events being promoting in the U.S. Although my hometown of Milwaukee, WI doesn't have any days just like this what we have are numerous street festivals. It is just a great way to get people out of their cars and out into the world.

]]> By: Shemp http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-53847 Shemp Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:24:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-53847 I'm not a follower of Curbed and am struck by how piggish the few pieces and comments I've read over there are. Is it some kind of Old Left "NYC was better in the 70's" crew? Can someone explain to me how a pedestrian street gets equated with suburbia? I'm not a follower of Curbed and am struck by how piggish the few pieces and comments I've read over there are. Is it some kind of Old Left "NYC was better in the 70's" crew? Can someone explain to me how a pedestrian street gets equated with suburbia?

]]> By: Lars http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-53845 Lars Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:43:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-53845 It was a beautiful day even with the blazing 96 or 97 degree temps. One can only imagine on a more mild day how many people will come out. Over on Curbed, there are some negative reax to the film which one would expect, but there were some positive ones, which one wouldn't expect: http://curbed.com/archives/2008/07/21/bedford_ave_goes_car_free_on_a_blazing_hot_day.php It was a beautiful day even with the blazing 96 or 97 degree temps. One can only imagine on a more mild day how many people will come out.

Over on Curbed, there are some negative reax to the film which one would expect, but there were some positive ones, which one wouldn't expect:

http://curbed.com/archives/2008/07/21/bedford_ave_goes_car_free_on_a_blazing_hot_day.php

]]> By: Streetsman http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-53844 Streetsman Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:09:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-53844 OMG didn't the surrounding streets get completely overrun with traffic?! How did people get there? Did all the businesses have to close down because there were no customers? What happens if an ambulance needs to get through there? Did anybody die?! OMG didn't the surrounding streets get completely overrun with traffic?! How did people get there? Did all the businesses have to close down because there were no customers? What happens if an ambulance needs to get through there? Did anybody die?!

]]> By: mfs http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-53833 mfs Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:02:11 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-53833 I was there all day and had a great time I was there all day and had a great time

]]> By: james http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/comment-page-1/#comment-53827 james Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:19:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/07/21/williamsburg-walks/#comment-53827 the sausage vendors were out in force at the giglio festival over on havemeyer sunday, which, compared to bedford on saturday, felt rather anemic. the sausage vendors were out in force at the giglio festival over on havemeyer sunday, which, compared to bedford on saturday, felt rather anemic.

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