Streetopia Upper West Side
@streetopia.bsky.social
Streets are for people, not cars. We inspire and organize our neighbors on Manhattan's Upper West Side to realize the potential of streets and public space to improve health, increase opportunity, and connect each of us to our community. streetopia.city
“Daylighting is a simple & effective tool for improving both safety & quality of life at dangerous intersections…we should be leading the way forward to safer streets for every community, not continuing to exempt ourselves from common-sense state legislation.” – @galeabrewer.bsky.social, May 2024
October 10, 2025 at 3:11 PM
“Daylighting is a simple & effective tool for improving both safety & quality of life at dangerous intersections…we should be leading the way forward to safer streets for every community, not continuing to exempt ourselves from common-sense state legislation.” – @galeabrewer.bsky.social, May 2024
“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
October 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
“You can’t tell me a parking space at the corner of a street is worth a life.”
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
Advocates are in front of the district office of @galeabrewer.bsky.social this morning to ask her why she changed her mind and no longer supports universal daylighting in NYC.
If you’re on the west side today, stop by the West Side County Fair on Pier I and tell us what you think is the “Best Block in the UWS”
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
September 14, 2025 at 5:28 PM
If you’re on the west side today, stop by the West Side County Fair on Pier I and tell us what you think is the “Best Block in the UWS”
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
We’re just getting started and will be here all day. C’mon down!
The vast majority of @galeabrewer.bsky.social’s constituents, incl most families, do not own a car, so this quote is rather curious.
Implying that having a family in the one of the densest, most transit-rich neighborhoods on the continent requires owning a car is some stale Robert Moses thinking.
Implying that having a family in the one of the densest, most transit-rich neighborhoods on the continent requires owning a car is some stale Robert Moses thinking.
August 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
The vast majority of @galeabrewer.bsky.social’s constituents, incl most families, do not own a car, so this quote is rather curious.
Implying that having a family in the one of the densest, most transit-rich neighborhoods on the continent requires owning a car is some stale Robert Moses thinking.
Implying that having a family in the one of the densest, most transit-rich neighborhoods on the continent requires owning a car is some stale Robert Moses thinking.
Street improvements aren’t a popularity contest decided by who screams the loudest and most often.
Letting a tiny minority hold the curb hostage because they want to keep getting something for free should be embarrassing for a progressive politician in 2025.
Letting a tiny minority hold the curb hostage because they want to keep getting something for free should be embarrassing for a progressive politician in 2025.
August 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Street improvements aren’t a popularity contest decided by who screams the loudest and most often.
Letting a tiny minority hold the curb hostage because they want to keep getting something for free should be embarrassing for a progressive politician in 2025.
Letting a tiny minority hold the curb hostage because they want to keep getting something for free should be embarrassing for a progressive politician in 2025.
High quality bike lanes make cycling more appealing and accessible to more people. This is not a high quality bike lane.
May 22, 2025 at 4:26 PM
High quality bike lanes make cycling more appealing and accessible to more people. This is not a high quality bike lane.
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The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
November 25, 2024 at 4:12 PM
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The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.
The Upper West Side of Manhattan has about 10K parking spots, most of them free. That’s ~40 miles of parked cars in an area of just 2 sq mi. It’s a complete degradation of nearly all public space in the neighborhood. Just ask the kids who go to school on the street in this picture.