Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

CB 10 Delays Vote on Fourth Avenue Safety Plan Until October

By Stephen Miller | Jun 18, 2013 | 5 Comments

After months of working with DOT and local residents on a traffic calming safety plan for Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn Community Board 10 voted last night, 25-11, to delay a decision on the project. The vote effectively rules out the installation of safety treatments on the avenue this year; if the board votes in […]

CB 6 Supports QBB Bike Access Plan, Including Two-Way Protected Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jun 14, 2013 | 5 Comments

After clearing Manhattan Community Board 6’s transportation committee, 13-1, CB 6’s full board voted on Wednesday to support a DOT proposal to improve bicycle safety near the Queensboro Bridge. CB 6, which covers the area south of 59th Street, joins Community Board 8, which voted to support the plan last month. With community board resolutions in […]

On Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn CB 6 Prioritizes Left Turns Over People’s Lives

By Stephen Miller | Jun 14, 2013 | 40 Comments

Brooklyn Community Board 6 tossed aside years of community activism and months of public meetings about safety improvements on Fourth Avenue Wednesday night, voting against a DOT proposal to calm traffic and expand pedestrian space on one of the borough’s deadliest streets. The board not only rejected a resolution in support of the plan but also passed a […]

At Long Last, DOT Proposes Bike Lanes for Upper Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2013 | 14 Comments

Responding to years of citizen advocacy and a resolution from Manhattan Community Board 12, DOT has proposed bike lanes for a number of streets in Upper Manhattan. Most of the lanes, concentrated in Washington Heights [PDF], would be installed next year, after a consultation with CB 12 this fall. One would be protected by parked […]

QBB Bike Access Improvements Advance to CB 6 Full Board With 13-1 Vote

By Stephen Miller | Jun 4, 2013 | 5 Comments

A DOT proposal that would extend protected bike lanes and add shared lane markings to First Avenue and 59th Street received a 13-1 supportive vote from Manhattan Community Board 6’s transportation committee last night, moving improved bike access at the Queensboro Bridge one step closer to reality after three committee meetings on the topic. The project will […]

CB 8 Votes for Queensboro Bridge Bike Access Plan as CB 6 Drags Its Feet

By Stephen Miller | May 23, 2013 | 16 Comments

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 8 voted, 23-6 with four abstentions, to support DOT’s plan to improve bike access to the Queensboro Bridge. Meanwhile, Community Board 6’s transportation committee, which has yet to consider a resolution supporting the proposal, will host its third meeting on the topic next month. The foot-dragging from CB 6 is notable […]

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