Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Car-Free Parks

DOT: “No Plans at This Time” for Car-Free Central Park Trial

By Noah Kazis | Jul 1, 2011 | 14 Comments

The July 4 weekend is upon us and with it, the height of summer. If Manhattan’s community boards had their way, summertime would mean a trial closure of Central Park’s loop drive to cars. A resolution to try out such a closure from “the summer months through Labor Day” earned the support of Community Boards […]

Community Boards Line Up for Car-Free Central Park. Whither Bloomberg?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2011 | 9 Comments

By unanimous voice vote, the full board of Manhattan CB 11 has passed a resolution endorsing a summer trial for a car-free Central Park. Says park advocate Ken Coughlin, “We have the agreement of all the boards surrounding the park and are now waiting for a response from DOT on whether they will move ahead […]

Community Board 9 Endorses Car-Free Park Trial, Reverses Committee Vote

By Noah Kazis | Jun 17, 2011 | No Comments

Manhattan Community Board 9 became the latest to endorse a car-free Central Park trial last night. By a vote of 32-9 with five abstentions, the board overwhelmingly overturned the 2-1 vote of its transportation committee, which had been the only committee in the borough not to endorse the plan thus far. CB 9 is the […]

CB 8 Votes For Car-Free Park Trial, Declares All Cyclists Scofflaws

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2011 | 24 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 8 voted Wednesday night in favor of a car-free Central Park trial this summer, joining an increasingly long list of community boards in support of the proposal. My unofficial tally of the roll call had the final vote at 36-8 in favor. The car-free park trial has picked up committee votes at […]

Tonight: Keep Up the Momentum for a Car-Free Summer in Central Park

By Brad Aaron | Jun 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

Amid the flurry of community board votes this week on the proposed trial to make Central Park car-free this summer, we missed tonight’s CB 8 full board meeting. The car-free trial resolution has pretty much sailed through in CB votes across Manhattan, and it cleared a combined vote of the CB 8 transportation and parks […]

CB 10 Committee Latest Unanimous Vote For Car-Free Central Park Trial

By Noah Kazis | Jun 9, 2011 | No Comments

Another day, another unanimous show of support for a summertime trial of a car-free Central Park. Last night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 10, representing central Harlem, voted seven to zero in favor of the car-free trial, with one abstention. The list of Manhattan community board votes supporting the trial period has grown […]

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