Canal Street to get ‘super sidewalks’ and other pedestrian upgrades under proposed redesign

All photos courtesy of NYC DOT

Canal Street will soon join the roster of major New York City corridors slated for major upgrades. The city’s Department of Transportation plans to redesign the Lower Manhattan thoroughfare from West Street to Bowery with “super sidewalks,” which widen the sidewalk across several blocks, a new protected bike lane, and more public space, according to the agency’s design proposal . The agency first revealed the project to local stakeholders in August and expects to complete it by next summer.

The project marks a long-overdue improvement to the corridor, where street vendors and heavy foot traffic often congest pedestrian space.

As first reported by Streetsblog , DOT will install “super sidewalks,” painted footpath extensions that also shorten crossings,