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DOT Moving Forward With Safety Plan for ACP Boulevard [Corrected]
Safety improvements on deadly Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard could be in place by September, the New York Times reported yesterday, despite continued resistance to the redesign from the local community board.
July 2, 2012
CB 10 Scales Back Adam Clayton Powell Safety Improvements [Updated]
Responding to the local community board, NYC DOT has shrunk its proposal for safety improvements on Harlem’s deadly Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. The revised plan only covers half the distance initially proposed. And even with that concession, the board has yet to approve the plan to expand the road's medians and slow speeding traffic.
June 20, 2012
After Traffic Claims Another Life on ACP Blvd, Will CB 10 Take Action?
A motorist struck two women crossing Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard in Harlem last Sunday evening, according to the NYPD. One, 35 years old, died from her injuries at Lincoln Hospital. Police did not release the names of the victims.
May 31, 2012
Uptown Transit Riders Fight for 125th Street Select Bus Service
Select Bus Service is a big success on First and Second Avenues and 34th Street. Speeds are up, ridership is up, and the MTA is using the time savings to run even more buses along the busy corridors. So where in Manhattan is next for the popular package of bus improvements? One group of uptown transit riders hopes the answer is 125th Street.
May 24, 2012
Inez Dickens and EDC Want to Keep Four Stories of Parking in Harlem Project
The New York City Economic Development Corporation's commitment to replacing any parking spaces the agency builds on top of is a one-way ratchet toward ever-increasing amounts of automobile infrastructure. For projects at Flushing Commons and the Lower East Side's SPURA site, slated to be built over surface parking lots, EDC has pushed for the new developments to include hundreds of parking spaces in addition to replacing the old parking.
May 17, 2012
DOT Proposes Traffic-Calming Redesign for Deadly Adam Clayton Powell Blvd
After more than three years of delay and debate, safety improvements may finally be coming to one of Harlem's deadliest avenues. Under a plan tentatively okayed by Manhattan Community Board 10's transportation committee last night [PDF], Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard will get wider medians, shorter crossing distances, and narrower traffic lanes in an attempt to improve safety for all users of the street.
May 10, 2012
Workshop Offers Few Strong Ideas for Deadly Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd.
Big ideas were in short supply at a workshop held Wednesday night to develop a badly-needed safety plan for Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. This year alone, three pedestrians have been killed in traffic crashes along the 100-foot wide avenue, but many of the workshop participants seemed focused on making it easier to drive through Central Harlem, not on saving lives. In an area where fewer than a quarter of households even own a car, more voices need to be brought into this discussion.
July 29, 2011
Community Board 9 Endorses Car-Free Park Trial, Reverses Committee Vote
Manhattan Community Board 9 became the latest to endorse a car-free Central Park trial last night. By a vote of 32-9 with five abstentions, the board overwhelmingly overturned the 2-1 vote of its transportation committee, which had been the only committee in the borough not to endorse the plan thus far.
June 17, 2011
Two Pedestrians Critical After Manhattan and Brooklyn Crashes This Week
Crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn have left two pedestrians in critical condition this week.
June 15, 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