NYC DOT has begun widening sidewalks in Times Square, along both 7^th Avenue and Broadway. The work is analogous to last year's reclamation of pedestrian space in Herald Square. In both areas, pedestrian crowding had become so acute that foot traffic typically spilled into the street, with consequent conflicts with motor traffic. City officials suggested to the Daily News that any problems stemming from the removal of space from cars, buses and trucks would be more than offset by having fewer pedestrian spilling into the street. It's unclear if the city intends to go through with the entire plan it described last year, which involved ambitious car and truck restrictions (see MTR #287).

Midtown's Pedestrian Gridlock - March 5, 2001

Ped Takeover Set for Times Square - September 25, 2000

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