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CB2 committee outlines criteria for temporary "open streets" and shared-street pilot
Summary
Manhattan Community Board 2Traffic & Transportation Committee discussed a draft list of potential temporary open streets and criteria for shared-street pilots, emphasizing local use, emergency access, signage, and coordination with business and block associations.
The committee discussed a preliminary list of candidate streets for temporary "open streets" or "shared streets," a citywide concept promoted by the mayor and City Council to provide more outdoor space for walking and social distancing during the pandemic. Shirley (chair, Manhattan Community Board 2 Traffic and Transportation Committee) explained the list was a starting point solicited from community suggestions, not a final roster.
Speakers repeatedly stressed the proposal is meant to be temporary and local, not to close streets to emergency vehicles or essential deliveries.…
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