Holly Whyte Way: A Way for Walkers on 6-1/2 Avenue

Between 51st and 57th Streets lies a public secret: a network of privately owned public spaces (POPS) built in exchange for additional building height above. Join Brian Nesin, David Grider and Jordan Zimolka of F-POPS for a tour of the art and design within this exciting shortcut through Midtown, christened “Holly Whyte Way”. Get the scoop on proposed plans to install mid-block crosswalks, connecting these pubilc plazas along “6-1/2 Avenue”.

Every day, all over the city, Transportation Alternatives is working to revitalize New York City’s neighborhoods and restore a vibrant culture of street life. This walk features one of the many communities where T.A. advocacy brings safe and healthy streets for all.

Time: 4:30pm-5:30pm

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Event Start: Meeting Place: AXA Plaza, 151 West 51st Street

Event End: Alliance Berstein Plaza, 55th Street and 6th Avenue

Hosts: Transportation Alternatives, Friends of Privately Owned Public Spaces (F-POPS)

Registration: RSVP at http://transalt.org/events/calendar/5851

Accessibility:  Fully Accessible

Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza is the heart of the borough. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux as the gateway to Prospect Park, and home to civic institutions, monuments and grand residences, it is also the nexus of six major roadways. Join Rob Witherwax of the Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) for a tour of its history, focusing on recent, current, and future projects which enhance its public spaces, improve traffic management and create a safer, better Plaza.

Every day, all over the city, Transportation Alternatives is working to revitalize New York City’s neighborhoods and restore a vibrant culture of street life. This walk features one of the many communities where T.A. advocacy brings safe and healthy streets for all.

Time: 10:00am-11:30am

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Event Start: Soldiers and Sailors Arch at Grand Army Plaza

Event End: Plaza Street and Vanderbilt Avenue; Near Grand Army Plaza 2/3 subway station

Hosts: Transportation Alternatives, Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo)

Registration: RSVP at http://transalt.org/events/calendar/5847

Accessibility:  Fully Accessible

Take an epic three-mile walk bookended by two iconic New York public spaces: Times Square and the High Line. Along the way, we’ll highlight public plazas, safer street crossings, transit corridors and protected bike lanes—all situated in the midst of New York City’s unique architecture. We’ll stroll past the house where Jane Jacobs wrote The Death and Life of Great American Cities and end with refreshments at Gansevoort Plaza.

Transportation Alternatives is working to revitalize New York City’s neighborhoods and restore a vibrant culture of street life. This walk features some of the many communities where T.A. advocacy brings safe and healthy streets for all.

Time: 8:15am-11:30am

Date: Saturday May 5, 2012

Event Start: Broadway and West 47th Street – TKTS steps

Event End: Gansevoort Plaza, Little West 12th Street and 9th Avenue

Hosts: Transportation Alternatives, Clinton Hell’s Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety, Jim Braddock (Mitchell/Giurgola Architects), Friends of the High Line

Registration: RSVP (capacity constraints in place at the High Line): http://transalt.org/events/calendar/5808

Accessibility: Fully Accessible