Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Manhattan CB 7 Demands 800 Fewer Parking Spaces at Riverside Center

By Noah Kazis | Jul 23, 2010 | 11 Comments

Riverside Center won’t build a second parking deck if CB 7’s recommendations are adopted. Image: Extell Development Manhattan Community Board 7 approved its recommendations for the Riverside Center mega-project in a special meeting last night, laying out a long list of demands. Many of the modifications would make the development more walkable, whether by integrating […]

Manhattan CB4 Wants the Full Safety Treatment for Eighth Ave Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jul 22, 2010 | 17 Comments

Last night Manhattan Community Board 4 voted unanimously in favor of an 11-block extension for the Eighth Avenue bike lane, which would bring the protected bikeway up to 34th Street. In an interesting flourish, the board asked that the extension include separate left-turn phases for bikes and cars. Top: Left-turn zone on Second Avenue. (Photo: […]

Manhattan CB 5 Listens to Reason, Endorses Union Square Plan

By Noah Kazis | Jul 9, 2010 | 26 Comments

Pedestrian plazas and bike lanes should calm traffic and tame the dangerous northwest corner of Union Square. Image: NYCDOT After some vocal complaints spurred compromises to NYCDOT’s ambitious original proposal to redesign the streets near Union Square, Manhattan Community Board 5 held strong last night, voting 24-1-1 to move forward with the fundamental safety features […]

Land Use Process Likely Safe in Charter Revision, But Major Issues Simmer

By Noah Kazis | Jun 25, 2010 | 1 Comment

Former Staten Island Council Member Stephen Fiala defends the role of borough presidents in land use decision-making. Image: SI Advance. The city’s Charter Revision Commission held its fifth issue forum last night, discussing the city’s complex land use process. Based on the commentary of a panel of expert witnesses, a major revision of the city’s […]

DOT Compromises, to a Point, on Union Square Plan

By Noah Kazis | Jun 22, 2010 | 21 Comments

Though Broadway will remain a through street, NYCDOT is still building bike lanes and pedestrian plazas at Union Square. Image: NYCDOT. It took a few tries, but the Department of Transportation finally won the support of Manhattan Community Board 5’s Transportation Committee for its Union Square bike-ped plan last night. While a few safety improvements […]

Vote on UWS’s “No-Brainer” Bike Lane Shouldn’t Have Been a Squeaker

By Noah Kazis | Jun 2, 2010 | 35 Comments

DOT’s plan for a protected bike lane on Columbus won’t take away a travel lane or a parking lane. So why the hesitation? Image: NYCDOT Last night’s Community Board 7 vote to support a protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue was very close — closer than it should have been. The fact that the resolution […]

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