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Two-Way Bike Lane Will Cross Central Park Along 72nd Street
This summer, cyclists will have a second path to safely cross Central Park.
March 20, 2012
Prospect Park Users: Thanks for the Road Diet, Now Let’s Make It Car-Free
Brooklynites like the idea of reducing the number of motor vehicle lanes cutting through Prospect Park from two to one. They'd like zero even better.
February 29, 2012
The Prospect Park Road Diet: A Big Improvement That Only Goes Halfway
At a public meeting tonight, the Prospect Park Road Sharing Task Force will present a plan to double the amount of space for pedestrians on the Prospect Park loop and reduce confusion between pedestrians and cyclists during the vast majority of time that the park is car-free.
February 28, 2012
Doctors’ Note Says Complete Streets Are Vital to New York’s Health
Transportation Alternatives and the New York Chapter of the American Association of Family Physicians today released a letter to Mayor Bloomberg, signed by 140 medical professionals from a broad spectrum of specialties, praising the city's bike and pedestrian infrastructure as essential to the health of New Yorkers. It's a solid counterweight to the hysteria surrounding the recent Hunter College bike-ped crash study:
September 22, 2011
Confirmed: DOT Studying More Car-Free Time in Central Park
Last week, automated traffic counters were seen popping up on the loop drive in Central Park. That led many to believe that the Department of Transportation was gathering data to set a baseline for future changes to the hours cars are allowed into the park, a fact which has now been confirmed.
July 26, 2011
Manhattan Borough Board Unanimously Endorses Car-Free Central Park Trial
Though Mayor Bloomberg has ruled out the possibility of implementing a car-free Central Park trial this year, opting for further data collection instead, public support for the proposal continues to grow. At a meeting of the Manhattan Borough Board yesterday, the car-free trial picked up support from still more community boards and new City Council members.
July 22, 2011
Rumor Mill: City Collecting Data for Car-Free Central Park?
Central Park advocate Ken Coughlin tells us he's spotted a traffic counting strip on the park loop, near Tavern on the Green.
July 20, 2011
The Times Invites Drivers to Take a Spin Through the Central Park Loop
Say what you will about yesterday's Corey Kilgannon piece extolling the "guilty pleasure" of driving on the Central Park loop, it's refreshing to see the New York Times veil of objectivity stripped away, revealing the naked windshield perspective beneath.
July 15, 2011
DOT: “No Plans at This Time” for Car-Free Central Park Trial
The July 4 weekend is upon us and with it, the height of summer. If Manhattan's community boards had their way, summertime would mean a trial closure of Central Park's loop drive to cars.
July 1, 2011
Community Boards Line Up for Car-Free Central Park. Whither Bloomberg?
By unanimous voice vote, the full board of Manhattan CB 11 has passed a resolution endorsing a summer trial for a car-free Central Park. Says park advocate Ken Coughlin, "We have the agreement of all the boards surrounding the park and are now waiting for a response from DOT on whether they will move ahead with a July 4 weekend to Labor Day closing."
June 23, 2011