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CB 7 May Form Task Force to Work Out Columbus Ave Delivery Kinks
After a chaotic committee meeting Monday, Manhattan Community Board 7 was able to discuss the implementation of the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane far more productively at its full meeting Tuesday night, according to people who attended. The discussion of the new street design may lead to the creation of a community board task force charged with helping Columbus Avenue merchants work out their delivery issues.
November 11, 2010
Fight for Completed East Side Bike Lanes Comes to City Hall Steps
After rallying on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, Transportation Alternatives delivered 2,500 handwritten letters urging Mayor Bloomberg to complete the protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Joined by elected officials and more than forty supporters, T.A. called on Bloomberg to fulfill the promise of safe walking and cycling on Manhattan's East Side and to complete the bike and pedestrian improvements up to 125th Street.
November 10, 2010
Merchant Ire Over Deliveries, Placards Dominates UWS Bike Lane Meeting
Columbus Avenue merchants on the two blocks between 81st and 83rd Street led a chorus of complaints against that avenue's new protected bike lane at a raucous meeting of Manhattan CB 7's transportation committee last night. The committee co-chairs limited the discussion only to criticism of the bike lane, which runs from 96th to 77th Street, in an attempt to address specific complaints, but opposition quickly flew out of control. About half a dozen merchants spoke at the packed meeting, which at times descended into an anti-bike screaming match.
November 9, 2010
Monday’s Your Chance to Defend the Columbus Ave Bike Lane
Okay, we finally have a fixed date and time for the Manhattan Community Board 7 meeting where the protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue is expected to be a hot topic. Mark Monday, November 8, on your calendars. The board's transportation committee will be meeting and word is that bike lane opponents are massing for the occasion.
November 5, 2010
Heads Up: Columbus Ave Bike Lane Discussion Not Happening Tonight
Adjust your calendars: Manhattan CB 7 is pushing back its full board meeting, originally scheduled for tonight, to next Tuesday, the 9th. So you have a few more days to hone your Columbus Avenue bike lane testimony.
November 3, 2010
Defend the Columbus Avenue Bike Lane [Updated]
UPDATE: This meeting has been postponed to next Tuesday.
November 2, 2010
Last Chance to Tell Lander and Levin How You Feel About the New PPW
Today is the last day you can fill out the Prospect Park West bike lane survey. City Council members Brad Lander and Steve Levin set up the survey a few weeks ago to see what their constituents think of the redesigned PPW.
October 29, 2010
Former Deputy Mayor Under Dinkins Lobbies City Hall to Kill PPW Bike Lane
Last week's rally to defend the Prospect Park West bike lane, organized in response to a concurrent anti-bike lane protest, was a clear-cut demonstration of the public support enjoyed by a project that's calmed speeding traffic and made cycling more attainable for people of all ages. By most estimates, supporters of the new PPW outnumbered opponents about 5 to 1.
October 28, 2010