Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

In Close Vote, CB 7 Supports Safe Cycling for Upper West Side

By Noah Kazis | Jun 2, 2010 | 7 Comments

Cheers erupted from the audience after the vote supporting protected bike lanes. Photo: Noah Kazis In a nailbiter, Manhattan Community Board 7 voted last night to support protected bike lanes on Columbus Avenue. The result was in doubt until the final minutes, despite a truly overwhelming demonstration of community support for safer cycling on the […]

Brooklyn CB 2 Committee Approves New Plan for Flushing Avenue Bikeway

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2010 | 22 Comments

Phase two of the Flushing Avenue project maintains the city’s commitment to a two-way bike path, but Brooklynites will have to wait a few years to get it. Image: NYCDOT Last night, NYCDOT’s Ted Wright presented a revised design for the Flushing Avenue bikeway to the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 2. The new […]

Tonight: Turn Out to Support Safer Biking and Walking on Flushing Ave

By Ben Fried | May 18, 2010 | 3 Comments

What it’s like to bike on Flushing Avenue now. Photo: NYCDOT We’ve got a late and important addition to the Streetsblog calendar: At tonight’s meeting of the Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee, DOT will present a revised proposal to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists on Flushing Avenue near the Brooklyn Navy Yard. This […]

Brooklyn CB 15 Asks Whether Safer Streets Are Worth 100,000 Sneezes

By Ben Fried | May 18, 2010 | 13 Comments

If you ever need a laugh but don’t feel like shelling out for the two-drink minimum, you could do worse than head over to a Brooklyn CB 15 meeting. At an info session last night about plans for Brooklyn’s inaugural rapid bus line, the first question out of the audience was, "How many parking spots […]

CB 7 Committee Backslides With Split Vote on Protected UWS Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | May 12, 2010 | 20 Comments

DOT’s proposal for Columbus Avenue would create room for a separated bike lane by narrowing, not removing, car lanes. Image: NYCDOT [PDF] Looks like some Manhattan community board types still want to see their local streets keep that highway-in-the-city feel. After receiving a request from Manhattan CB 7 in the fall to prepare plans for […]

Dysfunction Rules at CB 6 Discussion of Select Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | May 4, 2010 | 15 Comments

Manhattan CB 6 could have used this reminder of who actually uses 34th Street. Graphic: NYCDOT Last night’s meeting of Manhattan Community Board 6’s transportation committee was a reminder of how opaque and undemocratic New York City’s public review process can be, at its worst. Between a mismanaged meeting that descended into chaos and a parade […]

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