Close Shave: Where can we shave streets for parks and pedestrians?

by Chuck Tanowitz | May 7, 2018 | parks, streets and sidewalks, traffic | 7 comments

When looking through the collaborative zoning map recently I was struck by a comment in my neighborhood. Someone had suggested turning a stretch of Albermarle Rd., which has no driveways, into parkland. It made complete sense since the one-block road is unnecessary. In fact, a few years ago the city made the left-hand turn there illegal because people were using it as a way to avoid a traffic light.

This also came to mind when I watched the video about Washington Street and saw how changes in the street can take are