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CB 12 Committee Endorses Ped Improvements at Chaotic Inwood Intersection
Long-awaited improvements to a hazardous Broadway crossing in Inwood could be implemented next year, if Community Board 12 passes a resolution that cleared the board's transportation committee this week.
November 7, 2013
At Long Last, DOT Proposes Bike Lanes for Upper Manhattan
Responding to years of citizen advocacy and a resolution from Manhattan Community Board 12, DOT has proposed bike lanes for a number of streets in Upper Manhattan.
June 6, 2013
Daily News Tries Race-Baiting to Gin Up Controversy Over Safer Streets
It's truly amazing how much work the tabloids put into opposing measures that save lives. Take today's Daily News, which resorted to race-baiting to gin up controversy over hard-won bike lanes in Upper Manhattan.
May 29, 2013
NYPD Rarely Enforces Speed Limit on Deadly Broadway in Upper Manhattan
In our Tuesday post on the Tri-State Transportation Campaign's latest "Most Dangerous Roads for Walking" report, we noted the concentration of pedestrian deaths on Broadway in Washington Heights, where pedestrian islands, protected bike lanes and other safety features are not present above 168th Street.
February 28, 2013
34th Precinct Ceases Speed Enforcement After Inwood Slow Zone Goes In
Here's another example of how James Vacca and Jessica Lappin, if they're serious about street safety, targeted the wrong agency for a public scolding yesterday.
January 25, 2013
Why Does DOT Keep Taking Away Inwood Bike Infrastructure?
A short stretch of bike lanes in Inwood has gone the way of the disappearing bike shelter, further reducing the neighborhood's scarce cycling infrastructure.
January 8, 2013
Upper Manhattan Assembly Candidates Square Off on Transit Issues
Three candidates vying for the 72nd State Assembly District seat, representing parts of Washington Heights and Inwood, discussed transit issues and the state of MTA service last night at a forum sponsored by WE ACT for Environmental Justice and Transport Workers Union Local 100.
September 7, 2012
Inwood Cyclist Injured at Broadway and Riverside Last Evening
A cyclist was struck and injured by a driver at the intersection of Riverside and Broadway at Dyckman Street, in Inwood, Wednesday evening. The victim, a male in his 40s, was transported to Presbyterian Hospital in the Bronx, according to FDNY (the spokesperson was presumably referring to the Allen Pavilion on Broadway at W. 220th Street, in Inwood). His condition is unknown. The spokesperson said FDNY got the call at 6:01 p.m. Neither the NYPD public information office nor the 34th Precinct had any details.
April 19, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Driver Goes Wheels-Up Outside Inwood School
Via Shannon Park (@GothamGoddess), this was the scene on Park Terrace West at Isham Street in Inwood this morning. Hard to tell how the driver of the SUV managed to mount a parked livery cab, but we do know a few things.
March 20, 2012
Adriano Espaillat Was for Cut-Through Traffic Before He Was Against It
I nearly spit out my coffee when I saw that Adriano Espaillat had signed on in support of the Inwood slow zone application.
March 6, 2012