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Houston Street Gets Tree-mendous New Sidewalks

By Jason Varone | Dec 3, 2007 | 15 Comments

We’re just catching up to this piece of good news in The Villager last week: With the Houston St. renovation project on the West Side finally nearing completion, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that the sidewalks between Sixth Ave. and W. Broadway on the street’s south side have doubled in width. And, in […]

This is the Pedestrian Refuge Area That CB8 Refused to Protect

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 3, 2007 | 41 Comments

This scene was photographed by Flickr photographer BicyclesOnly on Saturday. Read his note below. Hopefully someone will ask members of Manhattan Community Board 8’s transportation committee if this sort of car crash meets their rigorous aesthetic standards. Last January, CB8 rejected a proposal to physically protect Park Avenue’s pedestrian refuge areas because they didn’t think […]

Crosstown Bike Lanes Remain in the Crosshairs

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2007 | 17 Comments

Opponents of the Department of Transportation’s plan for a new Lower Manhattan crosstown bike route are expected to make a show of force at tonight’s Community Board 2 Transportation Committee meeting in an effort to preserve a few dozen on-street parking spaces along Carmine and Bleecker Streets. Bicycling advocates are urging their supporters to show […]

Congestion Pricing Gets a Warm Reception in Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Oct 26, 2007 | 10 Comments

Hundreds of Manhattanites braved an indoor congestion zone Thursday night, struggling to find a seat before the New York City Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission hearing. The packed forum attracted hundreds of spectators, leaving balcony-only seating in the Hunter College auditorium. Over eighty turned out to voice their support and concerns, prevailing over previous congestion […]

MTA: Not Stealing Bikes. Just Following the Rules.

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 25, 2007 | 23 Comments

The MTA has been taking a lot of flack following yesterday’s dust-up over MTA workers seizing bicycles locked to the Bedford Avenue subway station stairwell railing in Williamsburg. Perhaps the wrong transportation agency is taking the hit on this one. A camera phone-toting tipster sends along the above photo. It shows that, not only does […]

Senator Duane Takes a Swipe at DOT for 9th Ave. Bike Lane

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 24, 2007 | 16 Comments

About 70 people showed up for a screening of the documentary film Contested Streets and a follow-up conversation on transportation issues last night. Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Assembly member Deborah Glick were not among them, both claiming last minute conflicts. The event was hosted by Manhattan Community Board 2. State Senator Thomas Duane (right), […]

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