The 111th Street Safety Project Has Changed, But Queens CB 4 Has Not
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If DOT is going to implement a safer design of 111th Street in Corona, it won't be thanks to the local community board.
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Bronx CB 4 Wants the Grand Concourse to Work for Walking, Biking, Transit
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Bronx Community Board 4 has endorsed a proposal to make the Grand Concourse a complete street with protected bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, and pedestrian islands.
CB 7 Endorses Year-Round Parks Department Greenway Detour
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Based on scant justification from the Parks Department, yesterday Manhattan Community Board 7 voted in favor of a permanent detour for cyclists along the Hudson River Greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street. Amendments to keep the main path accessible to cyclists during off-peak times either failed or were not considered, in part because board chairs Roberta Semer and Klari […]
Tonight: Testify Before CB 7 Votes on Riverside Park Greenway Detour
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A late addition to the calendar: Manhattan Community Board 7 will vote on the Parks Department’s proposal to route cyclists away from the waterfront greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street. If you want to preserve access to the flatter, straighter, better-lit waterfront path during the majority of the year when crowding is not an issue, […]
5 Highlights From Last Night’s Bike-Share vs. Parking Meeting
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Last night’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 bike-share forum lacked the fireworks of previous meetings — no physical threats this time. While the tone was civil, the demands from the anti-bike-share crowd weren’t exactly reasonable. So far, Citi Bike has proven incredibly popular in CB 6, with some stations getting as much as seven rides per dock each day. That’s […]
CB 1 Endorses Metropolitan Bridge Bike Lane After Two Years of Delays
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Brooklyn Community Board 1 unanimously endorsed DOT’s bike lane plan for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. It took a while to reach this point — the board repeatedly delayed an endorsement for more than two years. The project will add painted bike lanes in both directions over the bridge, which connects Bushwick and Ridgewood [PDF]. DOT has revised the design […]