José Serrano
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Bloomberg Says Car-Free High Bridge Will Be Open by Next Year
After talking up bike-share on the airwaves this morning, Mayor Bloomberg headed uptown, where he and other electeds broke ground for the restoration of the High Bridge.
January 11, 2013
Deferred, Not Defeated: Sheridan Teardown Advocates Move Ahead
In the wake of the city's refusal to consider removing the Sheridan Expressway, advocates from the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance gathered last night at a town hall meeting to revise their game plan. Although the long-term vision of removing the highway lives on, the discussion focused on other potential improvements along the Sheridan corridor.
December 6, 2012
City Abruptly Rejects Sheridan Teardown; Serrano and Advocates Fight Back
The Bloomberg administration has abruptly ruled out the possibility of tearing down the lightly-trafficked Sheridan Expressway and replacing it with mixed-use development, jobs, and parks. Neighborhood advocates and electeds are vowing to fight the decision, which they say fails to follow through on the comprehensive analysis the city promised to conduct as part of a $1.5 million federal grant.
June 8, 2012
Everyone’s On Board for East Harlem Bike Lanes — Except NYCDOT
Is there any neighborhood in New York City that has asked for more and received less, in terms of safe street improvements, than East Harlem?
April 29, 2011
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
Will the Revitalized High Bridge be Bike-Friendly?
This is a guest post by Susan Murray, author of the Urban Naturalist.
June 19, 2007
Seventeen Elected Officials Endorse PlaNYC Initiatives
On Saturday, seventeen New York City and State elected officials stood with the Campaign for New York's Future and officially endorsed PlaNYC. They are:
June 4, 2007