Comments on: The Permanent Effect of Temporary Street Closures http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/27/the-permanent-effect-of-temporary-street-closures/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mfs http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/27/the-permanent-effect-of-temporary-street-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-68947 mfs Fri, 29 May 2009 18:21:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6252#comment-68947 Williamsburg Walks (http://williamsburgwalks.org/) in Brooklyn has helped build community in our neighborhood. This year, my group, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth is co-sponsoring it with the L Magazine. We're having local non-profits put on programming and table about their services. We got a lot of new members when we did this last summer that helped seed some organizing campaigns we are doing this year. It's also a really good opportunity to register new voters. Miami seems to have done a good job in maintaining the continuity of the event (Hey Mike) and has run it for almost nine months now. The continuity and regularity is the single most important thing in establishing the event and building community. Williamsburg Walks (http://williamsburgwalks.org/) in Brooklyn has helped build community in our neighborhood. This year, my group, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth is co-sponsoring it with the L Magazine. We’re having local non-profits put on programming and table about their services. We got a lot of new members when we did this last summer that helped seed some organizing campaigns we are doing this year. It’s also a really good opportunity to register new voters.

Miami seems to have done a good job in maintaining the continuity of the event (Hey Mike) and has run it for almost nine months now. The continuity and regularity is the single most important thing in establishing the event and building community.

]]> By: Mike Lydon http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/27/the-permanent-effect-of-temporary-street-closures/comment-page-1/#comment-68771 Mike Lydon Wed, 27 May 2009 17:12:56 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6252#comment-68771 Bike Miami Days has successfully worked itself into the collective car-dominated conscious of Miami. It has made livable streets discussions and implementation possible by bringing numerous departments and agencies together to collaborate on the monthly event. If Miami is smart, they too will be as bold as New York City in pursuing more permanent car-free public space. Bike Miami Days has successfully worked itself into the collective car-dominated conscious of Miami. It has made livable streets discussions and implementation possible by bringing numerous departments and agencies together to collaborate on the monthly event. If Miami is smart, they too will be as bold as New York City in pursuing more permanent car-free public space.

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