Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Will Two CB 9 Members Be Enough to Derail Car-Free Central Park Trial?

By Noah Kazis | Jun 3, 2011 | 4 Comments

Despite the impressive shows of support from three Manhattan community boards over the last two weeks, the effort to take cars off of the Central Park loop for a summer-long trial hit a major snag last night. In a resounding vote of two to one with two abstentions, the transportation committee of CB 9 voted […]

Upper East Side Joins Chorus of Car-Free Central Park Supporters

By Noah Kazis | Jun 2, 2011 | 3 Comments

The momentum is growing for a summer-long trial of a car-free Central Park. Two weeks ago, the transportation and parks committees of Manhattan Community Board 7, representing the Upper West Side, voted unanimously to support such a trial. Last week, the proposal passed the transportation committee of Midtown’s CB 5, again unanimously. And last night, […]

Thursday: Speak Up for Cross-Town Central Park Bike Paths

By Brad Aaron | Jun 1, 2011 | 6 Comments

A plan to open Central Park to east-west bike traffic is poised to move forward, and proponents are encouraged to turn out Thursday night to voice their support. Phase one of the Central Park Conservancy project, which took root last year, will convert two existing pedestrian paths for shared use in the northern area of […]

Three Years In, Might the Dyckman Bike Path Finally Get a Hearing?

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment

It’s been over three years since residents of Inwood first proposed a separated bike path for Dyckman/200th Street, one that would link Manhattan’s east- and west-side Greenways and help foster a safer and more humane environment for neighborhood cyclists and pedestrians. So persistent are advocates of the project, known informally as the “Dyckman Greenway Connector,” […]

Queens CB2 Asks, “Where’s the Bike Lane?” And DOT Adds One to LIC Plan

By Noah Kazis | May 20, 2011 | 5 Comments

When DOT presented plans for traffic calming along Long Island City’s 44th Drive in March, the department chose to put the four lane street on a road diet, using some of the reallocated space for a painted median. That still left enough space in the extra-wide parking lanes for a bike lane, however, a fact […]

Top Traffic Cops Promise Pedestrians-First Enforcement at West Side Forum

By Noah Kazis | May 19, 2011 | 12 Comments

Top NYPD brass expressed surprise at West Side residents’ unhappiness with the department’s traffic enforcement policies and vowed to do better at a meeting of Manhattan CB 4’s transportation committee last night. They also announced a new citywide “pedestrians first” policy for the department. Four officers attended the CB 4 meeting, according to committee co-chair […]

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