Summer Streets makes car free streets visible to everyone
Summer Streets Is Useful Because It Makes the Argument Visible
On Saturday, August 8, Manhattan’s Summer Streets will open a car-free route from the Brooklyn Bridge to Broadway and Dyckman Street, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Walk, run, bike, or just observe how much public life fits when traffic is removed.
The important part is not the one-day novelty. It is that people can test a different street arrangement at human speed, without needing a planning degree or a public hearing vocabulary. Five boroughs and more than 20 miles this year is a substantial experiment, even if a temporary one.
The official route and program details are worth checking before heading out.