This year we installed a concrete triangle and concrete curb extension at the intersection of Westchester Ave, Fox St, East 165th St This project: 🚶Created a shorter safer crossing 🪑Provide a new public space with benches 🚶‍♀️Widened a crowded sidewalk #nycdot2024 | NYC DOT

DEAR CITY PLANNERS, DON’T TAKE A SHORTCUT ON CURB CUTS. Accessibility benefits everyone — and it is the future. Don’t believe me? It’s called the Curb-cut effect. According to Standford Social Innovation Review, it “describes how addressing disadvantages or exclusions experienced by one group of people creates an environment that enables everyone to participate and contribute fully. This concept was coined by Angela Glover Blackwell and alludes to how sidewalk ramps (curb-cuts)—installed to make

Earlier this year, NYC DOT installed two concrete curb extensions at Astoria Blvd and 8th St and 30th Ave at Main Ave in #Queens. This project improved pedestrian access to ferry dock, slowed vehicles and created shorter, safer pedestrian crossings. #nycdot2021 Video description: a black and white photo of a corner with a painted extended sidewalk transitions to the same location in color with concrete expanded sidewalks. Text reads: 30th Ave, 8th St, and Astoria Blvd, Queens. Hashtag n y c d o

More safety features for crosswalks along Carlsbad Blvd 👀 Curb extensions, which make it easier for drivers to see people walking and reduce the distance people need to cross the street 💚 Green paint to highlight conflict zones between cars and bikes 💡 High visibility crosswalks and flashing lights along the ground to help drivers see pedestrians Improvements are done to a busy crosswalk in front of a school and sports field and other locations at Oak, Sycamore, Maple, Cherry and Hemlock are

3.4K views · 12 reactions | Here is a DIY Curb Edging idea that can potentially boost your home's curb appeal. For more info on this project, check out my "How to Build a Concrete Garden Curb Edging" Blog: https://atimprovements.com/diy-concrete-landscape-garden-curb/ #diy #HomeImprovement. #curbappeal | Andrew Thron Improvements | Facebook