Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

With Key Positions Unchanged, CB 7 Still Puts Parking Above All [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | May 8, 2014 | 11 Comments

New term, same old Manhattan Community Board 7. On Tuesday, the Upper West Side board voted against a proposal to remove a handful of parking spaces on Central Park West at W. 106th Street, where cars sit in front of the park’s Strangers Gate entrance. A source tells Streetsblog that the resolution, which was more than […]

City Council Reso Calls for Community Board Term Limits and Transparency

By Brad Aaron | Apr 25, 2014 | 6 Comments

A resolution brewing in the City Council recommends major reform for community boards. Introduced by freshman City Council Member Ben Kallos, the reso calls for board members to serve a maximum of five consecutive two-year terms, and for unspecified term limits for board and committee chairs. It also recommends a transparent appointment process and highly publicized, […]

Brooklyn Parking Preservation Board Votes Down Bike Corrals

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2014 | 28 Comments

Brooklyn Community Board 1 has had enough of the “war on cars,” and they’re taking it out on pedestrians, cyclists, and local businesses. The Brooklyn Paper reports that four Williamsburg shops want bike corrals, to provide room to park bikes while keeping sidewalks clear. “We believe it is our responsibility to beautify the area,” said […]

Brewer: I Won’t Remove Community Board Members Who Impede Safe Streets

By Brad Aaron | Apr 4, 2014 | 19 Comments

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer says she does not intend to remove community board members who stand in the way of transit improvements and projects that would make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. She expects new appointments to sway older members and make the case for street redesigns. Brewer hosted a small group of […]

A Safer, Saner Lafayette Street Is on Its Way This Summer After CB 2 Vote

By Stephen Miller | Mar 21, 2014 | 1 Comment

After a unanimous vote at its transportation committee earlier this month, Manhattan Community Board 2’s full board last night unanimously passed a resolution supporting an upgrade of the buffered bike lane on Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue to a protected bike lane. The project [PDF] runs from Spring Street to 14th Street and will include a northbound […]

Tonight: Crucial Meeting on Lafayette Street Protected Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Mar 20, 2014 | 4 Comments

NYC DOT’s proposal to upgrade the northbound buffered bike lane on Lafayette Street and Fourth Avenue to a protected lane is up for a vote at Community Board 2 tonight, and while the plan sailed through the board’s transportation committee earlier this month, a “Yes” vote is far from a sure thing. Redesign opponents who didn’t […]

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