Tonight: Community Board 9 Weighs Fix for Dangerous Stretch of Broadway
A street safety plan [PDF] for Broadway in West Harlem is going before the Manhattan Community Board 9 transportation committee tonight. The redesign is a road diet similar to other DOT projects that have reduced deaths and injuries, but CB 9 members also have a track record of opposing attempts to improve safety by removing car lanes.
July 9, 2015
All Eyes on DOT After CB 7 Endorses Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane
Will the third time be the charm? Manhattan Community Board 7 has overwhelmingly voted -- again -- to ask the city for a northbound protected bike lane as part of a redesign of Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. DOT will have to move forward on a redesign very soon to get a complement to the southbound protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue in place by the time Citi Bike debuts in the neighborhood, which is expected sometime later this year.
July 8, 2015
Car Dealers Turn Northern Boulevard’s Sidewalks Into Vehicle Showrooms
As a matter of practice, car dealerships along Northern Boulevard, one of the most dangerous streets in Queens, illegally use its sidewalks and curb lanes as a showroom for vehicles. NYPD doesn't enforce against the appropriation of sidewalks and won't answer questions about it.
July 8, 2015
NYC’s New Budget Fails to Fund More Low-Cost Vision Zero Street Redesigns
It's July, which means the city's new fiscal year 2016 budget is in effect. This spring, the de Blasio administration touted early funding for street repaving and reconstruction of four arterial streets under the "Vision Zero Great Streets" program. But the final budget the mayor's office negotiated with the City Council fails to beef up the city's efforts to quickly reduce deaths and injuries on its most dangerous streets.
July 7, 2015
Prospect Park’s West Drive Is Now Permanently Car-Free
A week after Central Park went mostly car-free, today marked the beginning of the permanent car-free zone on the west side of Prospect Park [PDF].
July 6, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Red Paint for “Queue-Jump” Bus Lanes on the M86
Select Bus Service on 86th Street in Manhattan won't be getting full bus-only lanes, but riders will benefit from short bus lanes at busy intersections. DOT has added two "queue-jump" lanes where 86th Street and 84th Street meet Fifth Avenue, to keep buses from getting stuck behind traffic waiting at lights.
July 2, 2015