tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post625763980769331903..comments2024-02-01T04:37:41.878-05:00Comments on Cap'n Transit Rides Again: New York City's Really Narrow StreetsCap'n Transithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17057887736728828646noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-34444561738192504242012-01-20T17:52:54.952-05:002012-01-20T17:52:54.952-05:00Much as I like San Francisco, I've come to rea...Much as I like San Francisco, I've come to realize that it has a severe lack of narrow streets, especially in the outer residential districts. There are very few streets that are less than 40 feet wide--plus sidewalks--and it means that every street regularly has people driving 40mph+, and isn't terribly pleasant to walk on, despite the generous sidewalks. I wonder sometimes if there's any way of repairing it, but cars have established themselves very firmly, and every square foot of land that can be used for parking is jealously guarded.alaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334835705248693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-83701387598735909072012-01-16T00:37:12.051-05:002012-01-16T00:37:12.051-05:00Most of Venice's canals are quite narrow, actu...Most of Venice's canals are quite narrow, actually - about 10 meters wide or a bit wider, with a few more minor streets closer to 5. The only really wide street it has is the Grand Canal.<br /><br />Likewise, Amsterdam's city core has very narrow streets. (Though, the other cycling mecca, Copenhagen, does not; when I Google Earth-tour it, its streets look like your normal New York and Philadelphia streets.)Alonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267294744186811858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-13029297401931506152012-01-14T01:21:41.278-05:002012-01-14T01:21:41.278-05:00Sump'in been percolating in the back of my add...Sump'in been percolating in the back of my addled brain... cities with canals. Amsterdam's streets are very wide, they have canals running down the center of them. Venice - it's aterial streets are canals. Very difficult to stroll down the middle of a canal.... It's a lot easier to jaywalk across Seventh Ave or Seventh Ave south than it is to jaywalk across a canal...Adirondacker12800https://www.blogger.com/profile/17108712932656586797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-20721859903688463002012-01-11T13:00:06.995-05:002012-01-11T13:00:06.995-05:00Come to Philly. Tons of beautiful streets that si...Come to Philly. Tons of beautiful streets that size even in Center City with 20 story buildings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-13679987814319463462012-01-11T00:26:15.600-05:002012-01-11T00:26:15.600-05:00In some of the older suburbs of NYC, you can also ...In some of the older suburbs of NYC, you can also find a few Really Narrow Streets. Here's on on Staten Island: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=290+Netherland+Avenue,+Staten+Island,+NY&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1029l5195l0l5709l19l15l0l0l0l0l203l2029l3.10.2l15l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=598&wrapid=tlif132625940446810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl<br /><br />It's a one-way street with parking on one side. Not bad for an outer borough.George Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288033149559815848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-79842542545814927502012-01-07T09:16:59.626-05:002012-01-07T09:16:59.626-05:00Lower Manhattan has some really narrow streets els...Lower Manhattan has some really narrow streets elsewhere. Those aren't alley-wide, but are still too narrow for ordinary car traffic given the amount of pedestrian traffic they get. For example, take Stone Street.Alonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267294744186811858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-10415314139160744132012-01-07T07:21:49.768-05:002012-01-07T07:21:49.768-05:00I love a good narrow street. There are 2 great one...I love a good narrow street. There are 2 great one in Hoboken. They are called Willow Terrace,off willow Av between 6th and 7th street. They are lined with great tiny houses. A bit farther away, the hilly Greek Island of Santorini has some great narrow streets. But the best narrow streets, by far, are in Amsterdam.Big Bald Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574375179285776405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5862444008740250372.post-27170480912715558632012-01-06T07:29:35.942-05:002012-01-06T07:29:35.942-05:00I feel that the amount of light hitting the street...I feel that the amount of light hitting the street also distinguishes what you call New York's alleys from Really Narrow Streets. It's tough to tell from the pictures, but I imagine the building heights on these alleys in NYC are much taller than the building heights on really narrow streets.<br /><br />And while it's been years since I've been there, New Street (and Exchange Place, which I guess is too wide, although generally closed to traffic) have a good number of storefronts that would make them good really narrow streets in my book.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12298910411919360218noreply@blogger.com