Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenways

Can a Greenway and Two-Way Traffic Both Fit on Flushing Ave?

By Ben Fried | Apr 23, 2010 | 32 Comments

The greenway segment on Flushing Avenue would connect Navy Street to Williamsburg Street West. Image: Google Maps The current concept for the Flushing Avenue segment of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway footprint calls for converting the street to one-way westbound traffic flow. Two-way vehicle traffic, say DOT planners, will create conflicts that endanger cyclists and pedestrians […]

Sunset Park Greenway: Big Challenges, Bigger Potential

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2010 | No Comments

A map of potential greenway routes and east-west connections in Sunset Park. Image: UPROSE A full crowd of about 60 people turned out for NYCDOT’s Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway workshop in Sunset Park last night. The meeting was the second of four sessions the city is putting on with the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and the Regional […]

DOT Announces Spring Forum on Dyckman Greenway Connector

By Brad Aaron | Jan 5, 2010 | 2 Comments

Proposed Dyckman Street redesign presented by residents to the CB12 transpo committee in February ’08 Is the city finally taking action on a citizen proposal to connect Manhattan’s east- and west-side Greenways with a safer Dyckman Street? In December, Upper Manhattan advocates were disappointed to learn that DOT had no plans to study a cycle […]

Lower Manhattan Greenway Detour Set Until Spring

By Brad Aaron | Dec 15, 2009 | 20 Comments

Hudson River Greenway traffic will be rerouted between Chambers Street and West Thames Street. Image: DOT From the DOT cycling newsletter: Starting this month, the Route 9 greenway on Manhattan’s West Side will be temporarily shifted west between Chambers Street and West Thames Street along River Terrace, the World Financial Center Esplanade and South End […]

Dyckman Cycle Track Proposal Still in Limbo After Two Years

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2009 | 2 Comments

After almost two years of waiting for DOT analysis of a proposed cycle track for Dyckman Street in Upper Manhattan, advocates this week were promised … more waiting. Dyckman at Nagle Ave. Photo: Dry Fly Guy/Flickr At Monday’s meeting of the Community Board 12 Traffic and Transportation Committee, bike path supporters expected a short update […]

Streetfilms: Building Greenways and Community in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Apr 27, 2009 | No Comments

This Streetfilm from Robin Urban Smith and Elizabeth Press brings us an update on the state of greenway development in the Bronx. Writes Robin: The Bronx River Greenway and South Bronx Greenway plans apply community-driven design strategies to help undo years of top down, auto-centric planning and development in the Bronx. The greenways, when completed, […]

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