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Missing Details Prevent CB Vote for Bay Ridge Summer Streets, for Now
The traffic and transportation committee of Brooklyn CB 10 endorsed the concept of a weekend street closure along Bay Ridge's Third Avenue Wednesday night, but due to a large number of unknowns, they held off on voting for the actual proposal. The elected officials supporting the Bay Ridge Summer Streets plan -- State Senator Marty Golden and City Council Member Vincent Gentile -- are now working to find answers to the community board's questions in time for the full board to vote on the plan.
June 10, 2011
CB 10 Committee Latest Unanimous Vote For Car-Free Central Park Trial
Another day, another unanimous show of support for a summertime trial of a car-free Central Park. Last night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 10, representing central Harlem, voted seven to zero in favor of the car-free trial, with one abstention.
June 9, 2011
Car-Free Central Park Trial Picks Up More Community Board Endorsements
Support for a car-free Central Park trial is gaining momentum, with three additional community board nods.
June 8, 2011
Why Did Vincent Gentile Boot Pro-Bike Member From Community Board 10?
The Department of Transportation has made it a de facto policy not to implement major changes to the streets without a favorable vote from the local community board. The idea is to defer to a group perceived as representing the will of the entire neighborhood.
June 8, 2011
Despite Biased Meeting, CB 6 Committee Endorses DOT Bike Lane Plan
NYC DOT's proposed design for bike lanes from 34th Street to 57th Street along First and Second Avenues, which call for a protected lane on First Avenue from 34th to 49th Streets and shared lanes everywhere else, earned the endorsement of Community Board 6's transportation committee last night. The 7-5 vote in favor of DOT's plan -- the nays thought it included too much space for cyclists, not too little -- came after a misleading discussion in which the committee members seemed not to understand what they were voting on.
June 7, 2011
Will Two CB 9 Members Be Enough to Derail Car-Free Central Park Trial?
Despite the impressive shows of support from three Manhattan community boards over the last two weeks, the effort to take cars off of the Central Park loop for a summer-long trial hit a major snag last night. In a resounding vote of two to one with two abstentions, the transportation committee of CB 9 voted against the car-free trial.
June 3, 2011
Upper East Side Joins Chorus of Car-Free Central Park Supporters
The momentum is growing for a summer-long trial of a car-free Central Park.
June 2, 2011
Thursday: Speak Up for Cross-Town Central Park Bike Paths
A plan to open Central Park to east-west bike traffic is poised to move forward, and proponents are encouraged to turn out Thursday night to voice their support.
June 1, 2011
Three Years In, Might the Dyckman Bike Path Finally Get a Hearing?
It's been over three years since residents of Inwood first proposed a separated bike path for Dyckman/200th Street, one that would link Manhattan's east- and west-side Greenways and help foster a safer and more humane environment for neighborhood cyclists and pedestrians. So persistent are advocates of the project, known informally as the "Dyckman Greenway Connector," that they persuaded the notoriously auto-centric Community Board 12 to ask DOT for a feasibility study.
May 26, 2011
Queens CB2 Asks, “Where’s the Bike Lane?” And DOT Adds One to LIC Plan
When DOT presented plans for traffic calming along Long Island City's 44th Drive in March, the department chose to put the four lane street on a road diet, using some of the reallocated space for a painted median. That still left enough space in the extra-wide parking lanes for a bike lane, however, a fact which Queens Community Board 2 pointed out at the time.
May 20, 2011