The city started work last week on a master plan that could
transform the dizzying chaos of Grand Army Plaza into a well-engineered
traffic circle worthy of Western Europe, by taking 11,000 square feet
of street space and giving it to pedestrians and cyclists.The “Big Dig” was cheered by traffic activists as “a great first step in the right direction.”
“The
changes are really indicative of how much the Department of
Transportation itself has changed since Janette Sadik-Khan came in as
commissioner,” said Aaron Naparstek, a member of the Grand Army Plaza
Coalition, which has lobbied — and is still lobbying — for a more
radical transformation of the so-called “Circle of Death.”
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I love what they are doing! we live near the plaza on the PH side and are totally tantalized by the idea of crossing GAP to Union street without first crossing Eastern Parkway to the library! not to mention being able to get to the fountain without walking down to Vanderbilt!