PEDESTRIANIZATION AND SAFETY TOOLKIT & WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK CASE STUDY

Transportation Alternatives (TA) is an advocacy organization whose
mission is to reclaim New York City from cars by transforming
its streets into safe, sustainable, and equitable places to walk,
bike, take transit, gather, and thrive. TA’s “NYC 25x25” campaign
challenges City leaders to repurpose 25 percent of NYC street space
for alternative public uses by 2025, using the greater Washington
Square Park area as a case study for these initiatives. The Capstone
team developed a pedestrianization and safety augmentation toolkit
for TA that can assist in identifying pedestrianization opportunities
and improvements to non-vehicular safety across the City. The
team also developed a case study that applies this toolkit to the area
around Washington Square Park. Together, these deliverables will
advance TA’s NYC 25x25 campaign by equipping the organization
with new tools and methods to advocate effectively for street
reclamation initiatives in the Washington Square Park area and
across the city.