Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

CB 4 Wins Sidewalk Expansions, Bike Corrals For West Side Bike Lanes

By Noah Kazis | Mar 28, 2012 | 6 Comments

One of the year’s most exciting street safety projects is on track to get better. Thanks to a recent set of recommendations from Community Board 4, the extension of the protected bike lanes on Eighth and Ninth Avenues will include additional sidewalk expansions and on-street bike parking. Though DOT didn’t adopt all of the board’s ideas — most […]

Select Bus Service Boosted East Side Bus Ridership 9%; 34th Street Is Next

By Noah Kazis | Nov 14, 2011 | 5 Comments

Speaking this morning at the launch of weekday Select Bus Service along 34th Street, Mayor Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and New York City Transit President Thomas Prendergast released the latest stats documenting the effect of Select Bus Service improvements along First and Second Avenues. On the East Side, travel times improved 18 percent thanks […]

34th Street Select Bus Service Launches This Sunday

By Noah Kazis | Nov 11, 2011 | 2 Comments

It’s no physically separated transitway, but bus riders can still get excited about the launch of Select Bus Service along 34th Street this Sunday. Additional SBS features should significantly speed trips along.34th Street, which already has dedicated lanes for the heavy crosstown bus traffic. By taking care of fare payment before riders board and allowing […]

UN Deal Clears Way to Close East River Greenway Gap Over Next Decade

By Noah Kazis | Oct 7, 2011 | 6 Comments

The signing of an agreement to close the East River Greenway gap between 38th Street and 60th Street is big news for people who want to enjoy the waterfront on Manhattan’s open space-starved East Side. There’s finally a realistic plan in place to build a continuous route to walk, run, or bike along the water. […]

West Side Protected Lanes Get Thumbs Up From CB 4

By Noah Kazis | Oct 6, 2011 | 6 Comments

By a vote of 26 to 10 Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 4 endorsed DOT plans to extend the protected bike lanes on Eighth and Ninth Avenue from 34th Street to 59th Street. The bike lanes will improve safety for all users on some of Midtown’s most chaotic streets, which pass by Penn Station, the […]

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