So, what does it take to change a New York City street? An imperfect thread about the recently completed @ParkToPark103 SIP project.

In late 2019 @StreetPlans joined up with @OpenPlans and local resident @pfrishauf to undertake a study about West 103rd Street. The goal was to improve safety and connectivity between between Central Park and Riverside Park.

1/x: One year since the adoption of the 2020 #LetsRideJC Bike Master Plan, we’ve led / contributed to implementation plans for more than 7 (street) miles of protected bike lanes, with most of these miles built in or set to be installed in 2020. Here’s a quick review. 2/x: Let’s start w/ Grove St, the 1st segment built, a two-way PBL, fittingly in front of City Hall. As I tweeted Friday, the conversion of the southbound travel to outdoor dining has made this one of the best streets in JC. And Grove now connects to directional PBLs on Grand St

1/X: These are the headlines from my #OpenStreets Google alert.

"Open streets for restaurant service coming more sections of the city as relief for business owners" - @amNewYork @amNewYork "Open Streets Macon returns this weekend." @41NBC

1/5: We left NYC for California to see family for a few weeks just as restaurants were allowed to convert the curbside. I took a stroll along Dekalb Avenue tonight and found my neighborhood transformed. A number of restaurants stood out to me, including Imani Kitchen. They had the funkiest set up an diners there look like they were having the most fun.

1/X: I thrive on traveling and learning/collaborating with others. The coming weeks will be a challenge in this regard, so I'm going to attempt to satisfy my wanderlust by sharing a daily image and observation from inspiring streets and public spaces I've visited globally. 2/X: Here's Angel Place (2014), a laneway in the heart of Sydney that gained international fame thanks to Artist Michael Thomas Hill's "Forgotten Songs" installation. Part of a temporary laneway activation program, the 2009 art work proved so popular it was made permanent.

Back to NYC - thanks to @sotonobaplace for such an inspiring week exploring #tacticalurbanism, #placemaking in Japan. Here are some thoughts from my time here, with recognition that one week is hardly the time required to understand a city as complex as Tokyo. I was utterly surprised at how little congestion there is in Tokyo. The transit system, walking, and cycling really ease the pressure on the arterial street network. Speaking of which, we felt such streets are largely overbuilt and should be given back to other uses.