If it can happen on Broadway in New York City it can happen anywhere.... enlightened city governments are remembering that cities are not for cars --- they are for people... and Mayor Bloomberg "just did it"

Going from 4 lanes of traffic to 2 allows a dedicated bike lane and more room for a lively "third space" environment with benches tables and chairs!!

Read the New York Times story here

In a surprising reshaping of the urban landscape, the city is creating a public esplanade along a portion of one of its most prominent streets, Broadway in Midtown, setting aside the east side of the roadway for a bicycle lane and a pedestrian walkway with cafe tables, chairs, umbrellas and flower-filled planters.

The esplanade, which the city is calling Broadway Boulevard, will run from 42nd Street to Herald Square. Scheduled to open in mid-August, it will change that section of Broadway from a four-lane to a two-lane street.