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Eyes on the Street: Signs of Greenway Progress on Flushing Avenue
Construction on the two-way protected bikeway is underway, three years behind schedule.
June 15, 2018
Can DOT Build a Plaza By Grand Central Faster Than DDC?
Two new public spaces connected to the rezoning of Midtown East will be built out by DOT, not the Department of Design and Construction.
February 16, 2018
Placard Abuse, Construction Dysfunction, and Hit-and-Runs May End Up in the Crosshairs of a Ritchie Torres Investigation
Torres chairs the City Council's new investigative committee, and he's bristling with ideas to put it to good use.
February 13, 2018
8 Street Redesigns DDC Is Taking Forever to Build
While the implementation of long-term street improvements is worth some inconvenience, under DDC the process consistently drags on longer than it should, in some cases increasing political opposition to beneficial changes.
January 30, 2018
Bronx Residents Don’t Want to Wait Four Years for DOT to Deliver a Safer Grand Concourse
DOT plans to build raised bike lanes along the medians on the Grand Concourse, but construction between 175th Street and Fordham Road won't wrap up until 2022 at the earliest. That timetable doesn't sit well with the Bronx residents who came out to Bronx Community Board 5 last night to demand faster action.
January 25, 2018
It Took DDC Six Years to Build This Clinton Hill Plaza
The project was one of the first public space improvements identified by NYC DOT's plaza program, then became a poster child for the dysfunctional capital construction process at the Department of Design and Construction.
January 22, 2018
Grand Concourse Redesign Won’t Be Done Until 2022 at the Earliest
While major safety projects on Queens Boulevard and Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue quickly advance with low-cost materials, Bronxites will have to wait years for a safer Concourse.
January 12, 2018
DOT Closes Short Bike Lane Gap on Bruckner Blvd — Next Phase Scheduled for 2021
DOT crews have started to fill in a dangerous three-block gap in the bikeway on Bruckner Boulevard in the South Bronx, creating a more continuous link to Concrete Plant Park. The ultimate goal is a direct, uninterrupted bike route on Bruckner Boulevard connecting to Manhattan and Randall's Island via 138th Street, but under the agency's current timetable Bronxites will have to wait several years for that.
July 13, 2017
What Happened to the Pedestrian Islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen?
A few readers have written in asking about the disappearing pedestrian islands on Ninth Avenue in Hell's Kitchen. The concrete islands next to the bike lane shorten crossing distances and slow drivers turning onto Ninth Avenue. A few weeks ago, the city started tearing them out.
June 2, 2017
There’s a Great New Entryway to NYC’s Most Uncomfortable Bike-Ped Path
The new and improved entry path to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade from Downtown Brooklyn is finally rideable. If the rest of the bridge path ever gets a widening and makeover to match this one, it will become one of the great walking and biking connections in New York.
May 22, 2017
