NYC’s Summer Streets: DC Needs This
DC is forever trying to claim that it’s a city on par with NYC. It isn’t, of course, but I’d love to see that ambition (delusion?) fuel a copycat attempt at this:
Summer Streets will take place for three consecutive Saturdays in August (August 9, 16, & 23) from 7:00 am – 1:00 pm. The route will connect the Brooklyn Bridge with Central Park [,in addition to closing down a continuous route the length of Manhattan] and there will be recommended connections to the Hudson River Greenway, allowing participants to plan a route as long or short as they wish.
This event takes a valuable public space – our City’s streets – and opens them up to people to play, walk, bike, and breathe. Summer Streets provides more space for healthy recreation and is a part of NYC’s greening initiative by encouraging New Yorkers to use more sustainable forms of transportation.
Click for the map. Impressive.
