Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Ninth Street Update: Robert’s Rules of Order

By Aaron Naparstek | May 8, 2007 | 24 Comments

First off, please accept my apologies for continuing to torture you with the intensely parochial drama taking place on Park Slope’s 9th Street. I justify all of this coverage by imagining that this story may be useful for advocates working towards Livable Streets goals in other neighborhoods. For those who are just coming in to […]

DOT: One-Way Park Slope Proposal is Dead

By Jason Varone | May 4, 2007 | No Comments

No Land Grab is reporting that the DOT has decided to kill the one way proposal for 6th and 7th Avenues in Park Slope. In a letter to Community Board 6 (PDF), the DOT writes: NYC DOT does not intend to pursue the implementation of the proposed 6th and 7th Avenue conversion to one-way operation. […]

Are “Directional Miles of Bike Lanes” a Good Metric?

By Glenn McAnanama | May 3, 2007 | 32 Comments

Monday night I attended Manhattan Community Board 8’s pedestrian and cycling safety forum. There was an All-Star cast of panelists. Former DOT Commissioner Sam Schwartz, Manhattan DOT Commissioner Margaret Forgione and Director of Street Management and Safety Ryan Russo, Matthew Bauer of the Madison Ave BID, Traffic Enforcement Agents as well as other transportation experts. There were the usual complaints […]

Tell Marty Markowitz You Support DOT’s 9th Street Plan

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 27, 2007 | 6 Comments

If you live in or around Park Slope, Brooklyn, then please take just a minute to click this link and send a fax to Borough President Marty Markowitz expressing your support for DOT’s traffic safety plan for 9th Street. As we’ve reported here on Streetsblog, the Department of Transportation has put forward a thoughtful and […]

Roosevelt Island Residents Want Pedestrian Access to QBB

By Glenn McAnanama | Apr 20, 2007 | 4 Comments

Roosevelt Island’s old connection to the Queensboro Bridge — elevator building, 1916-1956 On Wednesday, Community Board 8 in Manhattan unanimously approved a proposal for conducting a feasibility study to physically connect Roosevelt Island to the Queensboro Bridge pedestrian and bike path. The proposal was put forth by Ellen Polivy of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA) and the […]

CB2 Signs Off On Prince-Bleecker Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Apr 20, 2007 | 2 Comments

After over an hour of public comment, and another hour of deliberation, Community Board 2 last night voted to recommend the DOT proceed with bike lanes parallel to Houston Street, to be located primarily on Prince and Bleecker. The resolution crafted last week by CB2’s Traffic & Transportation Committee — defining the new bike […]

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