Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

DOT Makes the Case for Bike Routes Parallel to W. Houston St.

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 16, 2007 | 29 Comments

Last Tuesday night Ryan Russo and Josh Benson from the Department of Transportation presented a plan to Manhattan’s Community Board 2 to create a safer east-west bike route across Lower Manhattan. With three cyclists having been killed on Houston Street over the last two years and major reconstruction of the street currently underway, members of […]

New Sheriff in Chinatown

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 16, 2007 | 4 Comments

The Fifth Precinct in Lower Manhattan has a new commanding officer, a local boy, Dep. Inspector Gin Yee, and he’s not afraid to tow some cars, even if they belong to his co-workers. In fact, he’s already towed 15 cars, 12 of which belonged to NYPD officers. Downtown Express reports: David Eng, who co-owns Fong […]

Insta-Bus Rapid Transit for Lower Manhattan

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2007 | 1 Comment

The Daily News and New York Sun have more details on DOT’s plan to speed up buses on Broadway south of Houston Street.

DOT Proposes Solution to Houston Street Cycling Danger

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 12, 2007 | 59 Comments

In response to the deaths of three cyclists on Houston Street in two years and the ensuing community pressure to make the area safer for biking, the Department of Transportation is proposing to establish two new bike lanes along streets running parallel to traffic-heavy Houston Street. DOT’s plan seeks to transform Bleecker and Prince Streets […]

Quick Bus and Ped Improvements Coming to Lower Broadway

By Aaron Naparstek | Mar 11, 2007 | 10 Comments

Nope, that’s not Lower Manhattan. It’s an example of a "bus bulb" in Edgewater, Chicago, a neighborhood known for its thoughtful planning and pedestrian-friendly streets. Tomorrow, the Department of Transportation will make the first public announcement of its Lower Manhattan Transit Priority Plan. We don’t have all of the details but the redesign plan for […]

The New York City Parking Boom

By Josh Brustein | Mar 8, 2007 | 14 Comments

The first in a three-part series on New York City parking policy. Last December, in announcing the goals of his Long-Term Planning and Sustainability initiative, Mayor Michael Bloomberg raised the terrifying specter of New York City commuters in the year 2030 stuck in an eight-hour "rush hour." This all-day traffic jam would become a reality, the […]

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