Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Tonight: Tell Manhattan CBs That Harlem Needs a Safer Morningside Avenue

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

Community Boards 9 and 10 in Harlem will again hear from DOT tonight on a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue [PDF]. The proposal was developed in response to a request from the North Star Neighborhood Association, and though there is general agreement that speeding drivers are a major problem on Morningside, the community boards […]

The Abbreviated Plan for 125th Street Select Bus Service Is Back

By Stephen Miller | Oct 11, 2013 | 24 Comments

State Senator Bill Perkins let it slip during a hearing yesterday, and today the MTA and DOT made it official [PDF]: Select Bus Service is back on track for M60 buses running along 125th Street, scheduled to launch in April 2014. After community boards and local elected officials raised concerns about the months-long planning process, […]

Harlem CBs Dither on Pedestrian Safety While SI Board Begs for Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Sep 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Last week, Staten Island Community Board 1 passed a resolution asking DOT to install bike lanes, while in Manhattan, a community-requested plan for a road diet and pedestrian islands continues to be delayed by two Harlem community boards. After months of organizing by Transportation Alternatives — resulting in more than 260 petition signatures and 22 partners signing onto a […]

Tonight: Community Boards Weigh Harlem and Staten Island Traffic Calming

By Stephen Miller | Sep 19, 2013 | 3 Comments

Last week, DOT presented a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue in Harlem [PDF] with a road diet and pedestrian islands. Community Board 10’s transportation committee, which has a track record of dithering on and opposing livable streets projects, asked DOT for more data. Tonight, the action shifts to adjacent Community Board 9, which also covers […]

Morningside Avenue Traffic Calming Awaits Support From Two Harlem CBs

By Stephen Miller | Sep 13, 2013 | 14 Comments

From 116th Street to 126th Street, Morningside Avenue is known as a speedway between Harlem’s residential streets to the east and Morningside Park to the west. A traffic calming plan from DOT [PDF] now waits while Community Boards 9 and 10 weigh in. Transportation committees of both boards received presentations from DOT, followed by question-and-answer […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Streets Around Marcus Garvey Park

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2013 | 11 Comments

In January, the Mount Morris Park Community Improvement Association was working with DOT to calm the streets around Marcus Garvey Park. Now, those changes are being implemented. The project [PDF] aims to make drivers travel at safer speeds heading north on Madison Avenue and south on Fifth Avenue. It reduces the number of lanes, tightens turns, […]

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