In 2023 the NYC City Council decided to make outdoor dining permanent but impose more strict requirements. Some rules were welcome, but the unacceptable stipulation that passed was that the program would no longer be year-round, essentially killing many of the streeteries, some with very elaborate, beautiful designs with copious greenery. Some restaurants spent a lot of money to put them up.

Streetfilms has always tried to work daylighting into everything I can. It just makes sense to not have cars parked all the way up to crosswalks (or in some cases right up until the intersection!). By eliminating cars being parked from the first 10 to 15 feet (in some places they use 20!) you create a safer environment for drivers to not only see peds & bicyclists but OTHER drivers.