Erik Jensen<p>Reallocating street space to outdoor dining from private car storage is one of the best things NYC has done over the last few years, and it would be so sad to see it go.</p><p>The program definitely needs some TLC on the regulation side, particularly some fire code attention and some clear sidewalk/bike lane guarantees, but forcing tear downs after each summer will kill the program for much of the city</p><p><a href="https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/02/27/exclu-council-will-move-ahead-with-seasonal-outdoor-dining-plan/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nyc.streetsblog.org/2023/02/27</span><span class="invisible">/exclu-council-will-move-ahead-with-seasonal-outdoor-dining-plan/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/NYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYC</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cities</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/urbanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>urbanism</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/streeteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streeteries</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/parking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>parking</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/cars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cars</span></a></p>