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New York City is taking steps to make a busy stretch of Broadway more pedestrian friendly, Mayor Adams announced in March. Construction began on two “pedestrian plazas”, along with other changes to Broadway from Madison Square to Herald Square – the latest stage in the mayor’s plan to make city streets safer.
One pedestrian plaza will run a block up from W. 25th St. and the other will span a block starting at W. 26th St. That means no cars along those stretches of Broadway, though they’ll still be able to traverse W. 26th St.
Broadway from W. 27th St. to W. 32nd St. will still be open to cars, but they’ll have to make room for bike traffic in two directions under Adams’ plan.
Painting and similar changes to Broadway from W. 25th to W. 32nd Sts. is expected to be completed around the summer. There’s not yet an end date for the heavier-duty work, like laying concrete for the pedestrian plazas.
Source: Yahoo News
