Tonight: Speak Up for Safer Walking and Biking on Upper Amsterdam Avenue
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DOT will present an update on its redesign for Amsterdam between 113th and 162nd streets, which it first showed to Community Board 9 in March.
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CB 7 to DOT: Unprotected Bike Lanes Still Not Good Enough for 110th Street
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For the second time this year, DOT came to Manhattan Community Board 7 with a redesign of 110th Street that doesn't include protected bike lanes. And for the second time, board members told DOT to go back to the drawing board.
Manhattan CB 7 Asks DOT for Protected Bike Lanes on 110th Street
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The board's transportation committee declined to support painted lanes for 110th. DOT is expected to bring an upgraded plan back to the committee next month.
DOT Proposes Painted Bike Lanes, Not Protection, for Amsterdam Above 110th
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DOT plans to put Amsterdam Avenue north of 110th Street on a road diet. But instead of extending the protected bike lane on Upper West Side north into Morningside Heights, the project calls for painted bike lanes.
Take a Stand Against Affordable Housing By Saving This Parking Garage
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In NYC’s current affordable housing shortage, every square foot counts. With that in mind, the city announced plans earlier this year to relinquish three parking garages it owns on West 108th Street to make way for 280 units of new housing, all of which would be reserved for people earning less than the average income in the area. Naturally, hysteria ensued. Since […]
DOT Is Finally Bringing Riverside Drive in Line With 25 MPH City Speed Limit
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When the new citywide 25 miles per hour speed limit took effect a year ago, DOT carved out some exceptions, retaining speed limits of 30 or 35 mph on some surface streets. One of those streets was Riverside Drive, where last November DOT installed 30 mph speed limit signs at locations north of 100th Street. […]