Lisa Orman
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ANALYSIS: CB7 ‘Parking’ Resolution Was Neutral — But It’s The First Salvo in War on Cars
An Upper West Side panel's call for a "study" of curbside use was anodyne, but the study may lead to changes that will forever end the notion of "free" parking. Let's hope.
February 6, 2020
Upper West Side Panel Approves Neutered ‘No Parking’ Study
CB 7's much-neutered resolution passes — finally! — with a huge display of parking angst.
February 5, 2020
IT’S A DRAW: CB7 Panel Passes ‘Parking’ Resolution, But ‘Consensus’ Must Be Had
Proposal to study whether private car storage is best uses of public space advances — at a price.
December 11, 2019
Manhattan Board Rejects DOT Rotunda Plan
The Department of Transportation must go back to the drawing board with its controversial $200-million redesign of the 79th Street rotunda because the current proposal remains unsafe for cyclists, a Manhattan community board voted on Tuesday night.
June 5, 2019
Op-ed: DOT Rebuffs Community on Riverside Park Rotunda Traffic Safety
Last October, the Department of Transportation presented to Community Board 7 a $150- to 200-million plan to renovate the Rotunda at West 79th Street in Riverside Park. The Rotunda is topped by a traffic circle that cyclists use to get to the Hudson River Greenway, the busiest bike route in the country.
May 17, 2019
New Group Seeks to Empower Neighborhoods to Handle the Big Little Things
The Neighborhood Empowerment Project is dedicated to getting city agencies to defer the small stuff to locals.
April 11, 2019
