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CB8 Shoots Down Upper East Side Crosstown Bike Route Plan
On Monday, July 9 the transportation committee of Community Board 8 on Manhattan's Upper East Side took up the issues of congestion pricing and a new pair of crosstown bike lanes.
July 19, 2007
CB4 Votes Tonight on a Revised Hell’s Kitchen
In order to foster ideas on how to reclaim 9th Avenue from Lincoln Tunnel traffic, the Clinton/Hell's Kitchen Pedestrian Safety Coalition (CHEKPEDS) sponsored a six month community input process designed by Project for Public Spaces. The process began with a design workshop in January, and has evolved into an impressive final report (PDF). Some highlights from the report:
June 6, 2007
CB6 Asks DOT to Find a Final Solution to the “Bicycle Problem”
Community Board 6 was grumpy about the idea of bike lanes on 9th Street.
April 12, 2007
Opposition Brewing to DOT’s Proposal for 9th Street Bike Lanes
Tonight, 6:30 pm at Old First Church on 7th Avenue and Carroll Street, the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 hosts a blockbuster follow-up meeting to the "One-Way? No Way!" extravaganza of March 15.
March 29, 2007