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Manhattan CB 10 Continues to Oppose Safety Overhaul for Morningside Ave
Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 10 in Harlem continued to obstruct a street redesign that could save lives. A safety overhaul for speeding-plagued Morningside Avenue, requested by local residents and developed by DOT, has been stalled as the board refuses to back any plan that includes a reduction in the number of car lanes. In a near-repeat of a board meeting in February, CB 10 sent the issue back to committee, where it has languished since last September. Meanwhile, the board has established a Vision Zero task force, even as it opposes street safety measures.
May 9, 2014
With Key Positions Unchanged, CB 7 Still Puts Parking Above All [Updated]
New term, same old Manhattan Community Board 7.
May 8, 2014
City Council Reso Calls for Community Board Term Limits and Transparency
A resolution brewing in the City Council recommends major reform for community boards.
April 25, 2014
Brooklyn Parking Preservation Board Votes Down Bike Corrals
Brooklyn Community Board 1 has had enough of the "war on cars," and they're taking it out on pedestrians, cyclists, and local businesses.
April 11, 2014
Brewer: I Won’t Remove Community Board Members Who Impede Safe Streets
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer says she does not intend to remove community board members who stand in the way of transit improvements and projects that would make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. She expects new appointments to sway older members and make the case for street redesigns.
April 4, 2014
A Safer, Saner Lafayette Street Is on Its Way This Summer After CB 2 Vote
After a unanimous vote at its transportation committee earlier this month, Manhattan Community Board 2's full board last night unanimously passed a resolution supporting an upgrade of the buffered bike lane on Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue to a protected bike lane. The project [PDF] runs from Spring Street to 14th Street and will include a northbound protected bike lane from Prince Street to 12th Street, pedestrian islands, and narrower car lanes to slow drivers.
March 21, 2014
Tonight: Crucial Meeting on Lafayette Street Protected Bike Lane
NYC DOT's proposal to upgrade the northbound buffered bike lane on Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue to a protected lane is up for a vote at Community Board 2 tonight, and while the plan sailed through the board's transportation committee earlier this month, a "Yes" vote is far from a sure thing. Redesign opponents who didn't show up at the committee meeting are expected to make an appearance at the full board vote, and that could jeopardize the project.
March 20, 2014
Morningside Road Diet Supporters Try to Find Common Ground With CB 10
Wednesday night, Harlem road diet supporters and opponents met in an attempt to find common ground on what can be done to improve safety on Morningside Avenue. The move comes in advance of DOT releasing a second plan for the street, after its first design encountered opposition from Community Board 10.
March 14, 2014
CB 2 Panel Unanimously Supports Lafayette-4th Avenue Protected Bike Lane
In a unanimous 9-0 vote last night, Manhattan Community Board 2's transportation committee endorsed a DOT plan to upgrade a buffered bike lane on Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue to a parking-protected lane, complete with new pedestrian islands, car lanes of an appropriate width for the city, and improved signal timing for pedestrians. The plan now moves to CB 2's full board meeting on March 20.
March 7, 2014
Tonight: Support a Safer Lafayette Street at Manhattan CB 2
One of the first new street redesigns of the de Blasio administration calls for upgrading the northbound section of the Lafayette Street bike lane, between Spring and 14th Street, from a buffered lane to a protected lane. Manhattan Community Board 2 will consider the proposal tonight, and if you want a safer Lafayette Street it's important to turn out and tell CB 2 why this project matters.
March 6, 2014