Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Space-Hogging Drivers, CB 12 Kill Washington Heights Greenmarket

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2009 | 18 Comments

CB 12 traded a Greenmarket for 24/7 parking privileges on 185th Street, which holds 19 cars. Photo: Brad Aaron Last September, Manhattan Community Board 12 tabled a resolution in support of a new Greenmarket for W. 185th Street in Washington Heights. The effort to locate the market was community-driven — a neighborhood resident gathered 1,000 […]

Ask and Ye Shall Receive: Brooklyn CB9 Gets a Bike Lane on Empire Blvd

By Ben Fried | Jul 1, 2009 | 19 Comments

DOT added bike lanes to its traffic-calming project for Empire Boulevard — at the request of CB9. Image: NYCDOT. These days, it’s not often that we get to report about New York City community boards pushing DOT for more progressive street designs. So sit back and enjoy this post. If you read Streetsblog regularly, it’ll […]

Kent Avenue: The Saga Continues

By Ben Fried | Jun 10, 2009 | 6 Comments

The Kent Avenue bike path was not the most hotly debated item at last night’s Brooklyn CB1 meeting. That distinction belongs to the rezoning plan for the area known as Broadway Triangle. But DOT’s team still encountered some skepticism from North Brooklyn residents concerned about truck traffic. The revised plan [PDF], which calls for a […]

Tonight: Speak Up for Safer Cycling on Kent Ave

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

If you live in Williamsburg or Greenpoint, you can’t miss this community board action. DOT will present its revised plan for Kent Avenue tonight to Brooklyn CB1. Public support for the proposed two-way protected bike path will be critical, and if you sign up by 6:15 p.m., you can speak in favor of an improvement […]

Fifth Ave BID, CB6 District Manager Take Aim at Park Slope Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2009 | 64 Comments

Fifth Avenue in Park Slope on a weekday morning. What’s wrong with this picture? Photo: Ben Fried. Just about every New York City neighborhood has to deal with the consequences of dirt cheap on-street parking. When you practically give away spaces at rock-bottom prices, it guarantees double parking and endless cruising for spots by bargain […]

Harlem Bike Improvements on Hold After CB10 Meeting

By Ben Fried | May 8, 2009 | No Comments

Image: DOT On Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 10 voted not to approve a buffered bike lane along Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard but left the door open for a second vote and a different outcome. The decision followed a unanimous vote by the board’s transportation committee in favor of the new lane. For the […]

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