In Convo: Open Streets, Vanderbilt Ave.

A roundtable with Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Vanderbilt Ave. Open Street Organizer, Saskia Haegens, and Jackson Chabot, Open Plans' Director of Open Space Advocacy.

Back in April ‘22, I got a chance to partner with Open Plans to organize a roundtable about the Vanderbilt Ave. Open Street on the Vanderbilt Ave. Open Street. The four of us talked about the benefits and challenges of starting and maintaining an Open Street in New York, what it would take to bring Open Streets everywhere, and how you—New Yorker or not—can help keep our streets safe.

Spoiler: the answer is to get involved with your neighborhood goings on, talk to your neighbors and pressure your representatives to fight for progressive policies, like safe streets for everyone and productive streets for those who want them to be.

Thanks to Brooklyn Borough President and avid cyclist, Antonio Reyno…