Summer Streets is a car-free streets event in Manhattan that has been expanded this year to cover more than 400 blocks. However, it remains limited to just five Saturdays across the boroughs, totaling only 22 miles. In comparison, Bogotá facilitates a much more extensive car-free policy with 75 miles of roadways every Sunday. Summer Streets showcases potential improvements needed for future events, with calls for extended days and hours. Upcoming dates for the event include August 9, 16, and 23, highlighting continued support for a bike-friendly city.
Even with the longer Manhattan route, Summer Streets still only comprises five Saturdays: three great days in Manhattan, plus one Saturday in each of the remaining boroughs.
In Bogotá, Colombia, for example, cars are banished from 75 miles of roadways every single solitary blessed m'fing Sunday - a model for what a bike-oriented metropolis could look like.
Yes, as Eckerson shows, they're some pretty tasty morsels, but as our friends at Open Plans point out, the next mayor must extend the hours and days for Summer Streets.
Summer Streets continues in Manhattan on Aug. 9 and 16, plus one last Saturday in Brooklyn and the Bronx on Aug. 23.
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