Image: 

It's not news that a half-century of transportation spending to accommodate the automobile has made the typical American city hazardous and hostile to people on foot.

Image: 

31% of total traffic deaths in the NYC metropolitan area are pedestrians, but funding for pedestrian and bike infrastructure lags far behind even the meager amount spent in other cities.

Image: 

Don't forget to look both ways -- and run for your life.

Image: 

By late May, cyclists and pedestrians will begin taking over part of New York's Broadway, smack dab in the middle of Manhattan.

In 1997, one of my proposals was greeted with the usual thunderous silence. I proposed creating the Piazza Broadway by banishing cars from the Great White Way near Times Square.

Image: 

NEW YORK - The heart of Times Square, one of the most crowded spots on Earth, will become a pedestrian plaza aimed at making the nation's largest city greener, safer, and less congested.

NEW YORK -- The heart of Times Square, one of the most crowded spots on Earth, will become a pedestrian plaza aimed at making the nation's largest city greener, safer and less congested.

Image: 

NEW YORK -- Start singing a lullaby for Broadway. The famous street is being shut down at the crossroads of the world: Times Square.

Image: 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a pilot project Thursday that would close strips of Broadway in Midtown to vehicle traffic.

Image: 

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer is concerned about making the streets safe for pedestrians.