Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Inwood

DOT might trim Dyckman Street’s narrow bike lanes to make room for drivers to double-park. Seriously. Photo: Brad Aaron

Is DOT Ready to Address Dyckman Street’s Parking Management Problem?

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2018 | 14 Comments

It should go without saying that smarter parking meter rates can reduce traffic dysfunction on Dyckman. Instead, DOT might narrow the street's new bike lanes to carve out more space for people to park illegally.

The redesigned Dyckman has made crossing the street safer. Photo: Brad Aaron

Will the Dyckman Street Redesign Survive the CB 12 Gauntlet?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 25, 2018 | 9 Comments

Community Board 12 has scheduled a series of meetings on Dyckman “traffic calming issues.” According to the board, DOT will participate.

Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat are calling on DOT to rip out protected bike lanes on Dyckman Street, which would undo a major street safety project that took a decade of citizen advocacy.

Bikelash Rehash With Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat

By Ben Fried | Apr 19, 2018 | 41 Comments

Justifying their campaign to rip out the Dyckman Street bike lanes, Brewer and Espaillat recycle the same litany of objections that surface whenever a bikeway debuts in New York City.

Bowing to pressure from business people and Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez wants DOT to redo protected bike lanes on Dyckman Street, weeks after they were installed. Photo: Brad Aaron

Ydanis Rodriguez Caves to Bike Haters on Dyckman Street

By Brad Aaron | Apr 17, 2018 | 11 Comments

Rodriguez tweeted that he now wants a two-way bikeway on Dyckman's north side to replace parking-protected lanes on both sides of the street. But shifting the bikeway won't solve the problems on Dyckman, which don't stem from the bike lane, but from poor curb management and parking policy.

Adriano Espaillat and Gale Brewer Want DOT to Erase the Brand New Dyckman Street Bikeway

By Brad Aaron | Apr 11, 2018 | 22 Comments

The fight for a safer Dyckman still isn't over.

DOT says it's up to NYPD to keep placard holders from parking in this crosswalk, where an NYPD placard-holder was parked Tuesday.

NYC Cedes Newly Upgraded Inwood Crosswalk to Placard-Abusing City Employees

By Brad Aaron | Oct 18, 2017 | 19 Comments

The situation at the Inwood crosswalk shows how the placard system is directly at odds with DOT safety projects.

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