MARCH (PARKING) MADNESS: The Finals! The 41st vs. The 84th
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Welcome to the final match in our monthlong March (Parking) Madness contest. And there's really only one winner to this tournament.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Longwood
Rafael Salamanca and Bronx Pols Pressure DOT to Scrap Bus Lanes for Bx6
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The bus route serves 24,000 daily trips in an area where 76 percent of households don't own cars, but Salamanca, Marcos Crespo, Ruben Diaz Sr., and Jeff Klein are more worried about car traffic.
Rosa Ramirez, 60, Second Person Killed by Motorist on Bruckner Boulevard in a Month
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Bruckner Boulevard is one of the most dangerous streets for walking in the Bronx. DOT made safety improvements to Bruckner and Hunts Point Avenue in 2015, but there are still too many vehicle lanes and too much traffic, and conditions remain hostile for people on foot.
Eyes on the Street: Protection for Cyclists on Bruckner Boulevard
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DOT crews were out on Bruckner Boulevard yesterday putting in Jersey barriers to protect a new two-way bike lane. The bikeway will run for half a mile between Hunts Point Avenue and Longwood Avenue, the first phase in what should eventually be a link between the Bronx River Greenway and Randall’s Island. For the time being, it will terminate […]
DOT Proposes Roundabout for Dangerous Longwood Intersection
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New York seemingly has a traffic signal on every corner. To improve safety at one Bronx intersection, DOT is going with something different: a roundabout. The proposal is part of a larger road diet for Intervale Avenue in Longwood [PDF]. The plan was supported by a Bronx Community Board 2 committee in a 7-1 vote earlier […]
Bronx Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Abigail Lino Gets Six Months in Jail
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A hit-and-run driver who killed a woman in the Bronx in 2013 will serve six months in jail. Harlem resident Abigail Lino, 24, was crossing Bruckner Avenue near a Longwood club at around 3 a.m. last August 31 when Leroy Forest hit her with “a speeding silver SUV,” according to the Daily News: Witnesses said Lino’s […]