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Bus Riders Warm to Select Bus Service, Drivers Love Red Parking Lane
New York City Transit staff introduce passengers to Bx12 Select Bus Service at Broadway and Isham in Inwood
June 30, 2008
Streetfilms: Hiking the Heights
If you spend much time in upper Manhattan, you know it's blessed with hundreds of acres of parkland, much of which serves to showcase the area's naturally rugged terrain. To help bring attention to this sometimes overlooked resource while promoting public health, an organization called CLIMB (City Life is Moving Bodies), in conjunction with Creative Arts Workshops for Kids, hosts an event called Hike the Heights, an "urban safari" through parks from Morningside Heights to Inwood. Streetfilms correspondent Mark Read has the lowdown.
June 24, 2008
“Don’t Block the Box” Bill Clears Albany
With 2800 agents able to enforce rules against blocking the box, drivers may soon take these signs seriously.
June 23, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Madison Square, Re-Squared
From Streetsblog regular BicyclesOnly comes this shot of construction work going on now at Madison Square. More photos here, and here is DOT's project presentation. When complete, the renovation -- one of two planned for Broadway this summer -- will reclaim over 37,000 sq. ft. of public space from auto traffic.
June 18, 2008
Car-Free Saturdays Will Open Path For Peds and Bikes From City Hall to 72nd
Last month we reported that DOT was planning a major car-free event this summer in the mold of Bogotá, Colombia's weekly Ciclovía. Details emerged on Friday in the Downtown Express:
June 16, 2008
DOT Gives Its Regards to Broadway
Last night's Tony winners aren't the only newsmakers on Broadway these days. In May DOT quietly rolled out plans to give the city's premier north-south thoroughfare the livable streets treatment from Times Square to Herald Square (between 42nd and 35th Streets). The redesign replaces two car travel lanes with pedestrian plazas and a protected bike lane.
June 16, 2008
Petrosino Square to Expand Into Lafayette Street
Alan Gerson extolls the value of using underutilized traffic lanes for park space, with Friends of Petrosino Square founder Georgette Fleischer, Parks Borough Commissioner Bill Castro and CB 2 Chair Brad Hoylman
June 12, 2008
DOT Previews Big Plans at Greenway Summit
The Ninth Avenue cycle track will be extended 10 blocks north to 33rd St.
May 29, 2008
Want Separated Lanes on Chrystie Street? Tonight’s Your Night.
Since our post from last week on tonight's Community Board 3 meeting, where DOT will be presenting its plan for bike lanes on Chrystie Street, several Streetsbloggers have wondered why a physically separated corridor is not being considered for this heavily-traveled route.
May 27, 2008
Speak Up for Chrystie Street Improvements on Tuesday
DOT plans for Chrystie Street would replace parking with bike lanes.
May 23, 2008