Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Traffic Calming

Tonight: Manhattan CB 9 Set to Vote on Morningside Avenue Traffic Calming

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2013 | No Comments

A plan to slow drivers and provide safer crossings for pedestrians along Morningside Avenue in Harlem is on the agenda for Manhattan Community Board 9’s full board meeting tonight. A positive vote would set the stage for CB 10, which also covers the project area and has a history of stalling livable streets projects, to take action. […]

DOT Cuts Community-Endorsed Harlem Pedestrian Space for Double Parking

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2013 | 20 Comments

A big new pedestrian space next to a busy Harlem park, installed last summer as part of a community board-backed traffic calming plan, is being scaled down by the agency that created it. Why the change? DOT says it’s responding to complaints that the original design created too much space for pedestrians, and not enough […]

WNYC: Most City Streets Are Currently Eligible for 20 MPH Speed Limit

By Brad Aaron | Nov 13, 2013 | 20 Comments

WNYC has put together a map showing that the majority of streets in New York City are close to a school — meaning that, according to state law, the speed limit on those streets can be lowered to 20 miles per hour without Albany’s approval: NYC DOT told the City Council transportation committee last month that state […]

After a Packed Meeting, CB 7 Punts on Amsterdam Ave Complete Street Study

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2013 | 20 Comments

Few people have ever accused Manhattan Community Board 7 of expiditiously resolving to do something about dangerous streets. After devoting two hours last night to discussing a resolution asking DOT for a complete street study of Amsterdam Avenue (which the board’s transportation committee passed last month), CB 7’s reputation for inaction and delay remained intact: The board […]

Trade Group Representing Yellow Cab Owners Endorses 20 MPH Bill [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Nov 1, 2013 | 15 Comments

A major taxi medallion owners’ group has come out in favor of the bill to lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour on residential streets citywide. The Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade represents the owners of 5,200 of the city’s 13,000 yellow cab medallions. It has also raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for […]

At City Council Hearing, Impassioned Appeals for Lower Speed Limits

By Brad Aaron | Oct 31, 2013 | 21 Comments

City Council reps and members of the public spoke unanimously today in support of a bill to lower speed limits to a life-saving 20 miles per hour in neighborhoods citywide. But if the council adopts the measure, it will do so over the objection of DOT, which said the proposal would create conflicts with state […]

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