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Ways to Get Involved
last modified November 5, 2007 by rpenate
New York City deserves great streets. Let's develop a vision together. Here are some immediate actions we can all take:
Concerned Citizens
- Join your local block or neighborhood association and sign up as a supporter of the Streets Renaissance Campaign. To check on happenings in your community go to Gotham Gazette.
- Write a letter to Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff:
Dan Doctoroff
Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Finance
City Hall
New York, NY 10007
Fax: 212.788.2460 - Get involved with your local Community Board at NYC.gov's Community Assistance Unit and Gotham Gazette.
- Call 311 to report problems on your street.
- Contact the Streets Renaissance Campaign to strategize about neighborhood efforts.
- Throw a block party and close your street for an afternoon. Find out about temporary street closures for block parties and other events from the Mayor's Community Assistance Unit.
Business Leaders
- Get involved with your Business Improvement District, local Chamber of Commerce or Merchants Association and push for pedestrian-oriented streetscape improvements.
- Contact Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff and Small Business Services to ask for market-rate curbside parking fees.
- Work with local businesses to sponsor temporary or short-term improvements, such as adding amenities or hosting a street fair as a way of giving shoppers a taste of how pleasant the streets could be everyday.
- Contact the Streets Renaissance Campaign the Streets Renaissance Campaign team.
Elected Officials
- Support proposed City Council legislation that changes how transportation and street performance is measured.
- Fund pedestrian-oriented street improvements.
- Learn from domestic and international efforts that enhance pedestrian conditions and create lively streets.
- Schedule a meeting with the Streets Renaissance Campaign team.