Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Safer, More Livable Streets for the East Side — The Campaign Heats Up

By Ben Fried | Nov 6, 2009 | 6 Comments

Advocates and volunteers working for protected bike paths on the East Side, flush from last month’s highly encouraging Community Board 8 vote, delivered more than a thousand handwritten letters yesterday to City Hall, supporting protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues. Keep an eye on this story. It’s a big one. East Side residents […]

Harlem Bike Improvements on Hold After CB10 Meeting

By Ben Fried | May 8, 2009 | No Comments

Image: DOT On Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 10 voted not to approve a buffered bike lane along Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard but left the door open for a second vote and a different outcome. The decision followed a unanimous vote by the board’s transportation committee in favor of the new lane. For the […]

Tonight: Friendly Voices Needed for Harlem Bike Lane

By Brad Aaron | May 6, 2009 | No Comments

Just a reminder that Community Board 10 will consider a new buffered bike lane for Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard tonight. The lane, from W. 118th to W. 153rd Street, would complete a direct cyclist route between Central Park and the Macombs Dam Bridge, and would serve to calm traffic as well, as bikes would […]

Wednesday: CB 10 to Consider Harlem Bike Improvements

By Brad Aaron | May 5, 2009 | 3 Comments

Image: DOT Plans for new bike and traffic-calming facilities in Harlem will go before Community Board 10 tomorrow night. As we reported last month, DOT intends to replace one lane of auto traffic with a buffered bike lane on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard between W. 118th and W. 153rd Streets [PDF], completing a direct […]

Uptown Bike Network Gets Safer With New Buffered Path in Harlem

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2009 | 8 Comments

A new buffered bike path on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard will create a safer connection to Central Park. Compared to downtown Manhattan, the bike network in Harlem is on the patchy side, with only a few on-street lanes. Safer streets are on the way, however. Last week, DOT presented plans for a buffered bike […]

CB Action Tomorrow: New Bike Routes for Harlem and Greenwich Village

By Ben Fried | Apr 13, 2009 | 20 Comments

A buffered bike lane is slated to replace a traffic lane on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard. Image: NYCDOT [PDF] Two Manhattan community boards are meeting Tuesday evening to discuss new bike routes planned by DOT. If you’d like to support the proposals, and perhaps nudge DOT to beef up some of the provisions for […]

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