Upper West Side Streets Renaissance

For those of you who missed it, last night’s event with Jan Gehl was a great kick-off to the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance campaign. The JCC on the Upper West Side hosted a full house to hear Gehl talk about what could be for NYC’s streets, and he outlined a vision for turning Manhattan into one of the world’s most bike- and pedestrian-friendly cities. DOT commissioner Jeanette Sadik-Khan was on hand to introduce Gehl, and City Council member Gail Brewer was there as well.

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The event made the front page of this morning’s metro, and StreetFilms has already put out a short video from the event. For more detailed coverage, check out this morning’s post on StreetsBlog.

Thanks to everyone who worked hard to make this event happen — it was great to see such a large, enthusiastic crown interested in improving NYC’s public spaces.