Report: A Calmer 34th Avenue Open Street Starts on Northern Boulevard

STREETSBLOG NYC —New York City’s most popular car-free street has a moped problem — but supporters hope design changes can help calm the street and redirect faster micro-mobility users to busier streets.

The 26-block 34th Avenue open street in Jackson Heights is widely recognized as the “gold standard” for the city’s car-free open streets. Yet there are some gripes even from its fans — chiefly the presence of moped riders along the mostly traffic free stretch, violating the posted 5-mile-per-hour speed limit. 

As the city Department of Transportation plans for an $89-million redesign, the Alliance for Paseo Park brought in architecture firm WXY to produce a roadmap to turn the 1.3-mile stretch into a permanent linear park. 

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