Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Queens CBs Greet Vernon Boulevard Bike Lanes With Skepticism

By Ben Fried | Jul 7, 2008 | 19 Comments

Last month, DOT striped buffered bike lanes on Vernon Boulevard (right), part of a package of safety improvements for the north-south corridor that parallels the western Queens waterfront [PDF]. Bike facilities are scarce in this part of the city, and the addition of the new lanes, which eliminated a lane of parking along parts of […]

Peak Rate Parking Proposal Sails Through Preliminary Meeting

By Ben Fried | Jul 2, 2008 | 11 Comments

Ian Dutton, vice-chair of Manhattan CB2’s transportation committee, tells Streetsblog the idea of piloting a variable-rate parking program in Greenwich Village met with approval at last week’s DOT-sponsored strategy session. The program, which DOT is calling "Peak Rate Parking," would increase meter prices during peak hours, boosting turnover and reducing traffic caused by cars cruising […]

DOT Asks Public for Ideas on Shoupian Parking Program

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2008 | 7 Comments

More livable streets news out of Manhattan’s Community Board 2. This Thursday, at the request of DOT, CB2 will hold a public strategy session to consider how variable-rate parking might work in the district. If participants determine that such a program would benefit the neighborhood, said CB2’s Ian Dutton, DOT has pledged to implement a […]

Manhattan CB2 Unanimously Approves Eighth Avenue Cycle Track

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2008 | 15 Comments

The cycle track will replace the current buffered bike lane on Eighth Avenue. In a pair of votes last week, DOT’s plan for a protected bike path on Eighth Avenue got the thumbs up from Community Board 2. On Tuesday, the transportation committee approved a resolution expressing support for the cycle track, and on Thursday, […]

Manhattan CB2 Weighs Protected Bike Path for Eighth Avenue

By Ben Fried | Jun 10, 2008 | 18 Comments

A typical street plan in DOT’s proposal for Eighth Avenue. The transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 will meet tonight to consider a proposal for a protected bike path on Eighth Avenue. If built, the cycle track would join the Ninth Avenue bike lane as the city’s primary on-grid Class I bicycle facilities. It […]

DOT to Present Manhattan Bridge Plans to CB 3 Tonight

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2008 | 10 Comments

From Transportation Alternatives: Tonight the DOT will be presenting their plans for improved Manhattan Bridge bike access via the Chrystie Street bike lane to Community Board 3. This plan is going to involve the removal of parking along Chrystie Street, so it is anticipated that there will be resistance at the Community Board level. It […]

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