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Henry Hudson Bridge Walkway Set to Re-Open After Three Years
Pedestrians and cyclists should again have access to the Henry Hudson Bridge walkway this summer, almost three years after it was closed for construction.
March 23, 2010
City Bus Hits and Kills Cyclist on Crotona Avenue in the Bronx
The Daily News and NY1 are reporting that a 57-year-old cyclist was killed by a city bus this morning after riding to avoid an open car door. The NY1 report describes the collision by saying that the cyclist "struck" the bus:
March 17, 2010
NYPD Failing to Keep Kids Safe From Traffic at Bronx School
A report from NY1's Susan Jhun today describes the dangerous conditions at an intersection right next to P.S. 8 in the Norwood neighborhood of the Bronx, where parents and students constantly contend with cars darting the wrong way down the block.
January 8, 2010
A Reason to Give Thanks: State DOT Won’t Widen the Deegan
This just in: The State DOT will not widen exit ramps from the Major Deegan Expressway, the Mott Haven Herald reports. NYSDOT Region 11 spokesperson Adam Levine confirmed to Streetsblog that the agency will also refrain from adding "auxiliary lanes" as part of its plan to fix a segment of the Deegan along the Harlem River. Instead, the agency has opted to rehab but not expand the 50-year-old roadway.
November 24, 2009
$266 Million to Widen the Deegan. Crumbs for a More Livable Bronx River.
Last week we reported on the state DOT's expensive plan to widen part of the Major Deegan Expressway in the southwest Bronx, even as the agency fails to maintain upstate bridges. The dubious Deegan project sucks up $266 million in the state DOT's new five-year capital plan, while more promising initiatives -- like the potential removal of the Sheridan Expressway -- languish without much money at all.
November 19, 2009
The Winning Transpo Formula for a Third Term: Sustainability + Populism
Following Tuesday's citywide elections, Streetsblog asked leading advocates and experts to lay out their ideas for the next four years of New York City transportation policy. What should the Bloomberg administration try to accomplish? Kate Slevin, executive director of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and editor of its excellent blog, Mobilizing the Region, kicks things off with today's installment.
November 9, 2009
Off-Duty Cop “Taken Into Custody for DWI” After Bronx Pedestrian Death
Minutes after posting the latest installment of The Weekly Carnage, we came across the story of another NYPD-involved pedestrian fatality, this time an elderly woman, killed by an off-duty cop this morning in the Bronx. The Daily News reports:
October 30, 2009
Mr. Gee, Tear Down This Highway
Here's a scenic shot of the Sheridan Expressway in the South Bronx during the evening "rush," courtesy of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and the advocates behind the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance. Even in the peak direction, reports Tri-State's Steven Higashide, the Moses-era relic is barely used at all:
July 17, 2009
Traffic Justice Q&A With Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack
Continuing our series of interviews on the topic of traffic justice, today we hear from Joseph A. McCormack.
July 8, 2009
Tonight: Tell Transpo Planners Your Ideas for the Next Round of BRT Routes
Preparations for the next phase of Bus Rapid Transit in New York City ramp up tonight with the first of seven public workshops to gather ideas for future routes. Tonight's workshop gets underway at 6:30, at the College of New Rochelle (it's in the Bronx -- 332 East 149th Street, between Morris and Courtlandt Avenues).
May 28, 2009