The East Bronx Doubles Down on Traffic-Oriented Development
The East Bronx is on track to get new Metro-North service, but developers are building unwalkable, traffic-generating projects near the stations, fueled by state and city funding for highway ramps and expansions. Unless things change, the new rail service will be marooned in a sea of car-centric sprawl and traffic congestion.
May 18, 2015
CB 7 Chair Says Its Street Safety Task Force Isn’t About Street Safety
At the beginning of 2014, drivers killed three people -- Cooper Stock, Alexander Shear, and Samantha Lee -- on the Upper West Side in a matter of days. Neighbors turned out by the hundreds at vigils for the victims, and came out again to pack meetings demanding action. In response, Community Board 7 formed a street safety task force. More than a year later, there's little to show for it, and now CB 7 chair Elizabeth Caputo says the task force wasn't created to tackle street safety issues in the first place.
May 14, 2015
DOT Plans Safety Upgrades at Foot of Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown
Choked with car and truck traffic, the Manhattan Bridge ramps around Canal Street are a danger zone. DOT has a plan to tame some of the chaotic crossings for people on foot, which the Manhattan Community Board 3 transportation committee voted in favor of last night.
May 13, 2015
Upper West Siders to DOT: Citi Bike Stations Need to Be Closer Together
Citi Bike is coming to the Upper West Side, but the expansion map DOT revealed last night has big gaps between stations. Like the map for the Upper East Side, the UWS plan calls for fewer stations per square mile than the current Citi Bike service area.
May 13, 2015
DOT Redesign of 165th Street in the Bronx: Road Diet and Painted Bike Lanes
A section of E. 165th Street near the Grand Concourse is set to get a road diet, bike lanes, and concrete pedestrian islands under a DOT plan to cut down on traffic injuries [PDF]. While the redesign would be a big improvement over the status quo, it doesn't take advantage of the widest sections to put in protected bike lanes.
May 12, 2015
Canarsie Set to Get On-Street Bike/Ped Connection to Jamaica Bay Greenway
DOT has proposed a 1.75-mile on-street biking and walking path from Flatlands Avenue to the Jamaica Bay Greenway [PDF]. The plan received the support of Brooklyn Community Board 18, which had rejected bike lanes proposed for other streets in the neighborhood.
May 11, 2015