Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Morningside Heights

Levine Stands Up for Riverside Drive Road Diet Under Attack By CB 9

By Stephen Miller | Mar 6, 2015 | 33 Comments

A plan to calm traffic on a speeding-plagued stretch of Riverside Drive in West Harlem would be gutted if Community Board 9 members get their way, but Council Member Mark Levine, who represents the area, wants DOT to move ahead with the safety plan. “It’s all really sensible stuff that’s been succeeding in other parts […]

West Harlem CB Members to DOT: Let Drivers Use Neighborhood as Shortcut

By Stephen Miller | Feb 20, 2015 | 44 Comments

Riverside Drive in West Harlem is shaping up to be another test case for DOT’s commitment to safety improvements, and whether the agency will allow ignorance of basic street design principles and fear of change guide its decisions. DOT didn’t put bike lanes in its road diet plan for Riverside Drive. Now, key members of […]

DOT Proposes Riverside Drive Traffic Calming, But Not Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Jan 9, 2015 | 51 Comments

Last night, DOT presented a plan to the Manhattan Community Board 9 transportation committee that would bring pedestrian safety improvements and a road diet to Riverside Drive, but DOT is proposing no bike lanes for the popular cycling route [PDF]. The plan for Riverside Drive stretches from 116th to 135th Streets, which ranks in the […]

Eyes on the Street: New 30 MPH Speed Limit Signs on Riverside Drive

By Brad Aaron | Nov 11, 2014 | 41 Comments

According to DOT, as of November 7 the maximum legal speed on 90 percent of city streets is 25 miles per hour or lower. Regarding the criteria for exceptions to the new 25 mph default speed limit, a DOT FAQ sheet reads as follows: Some larger streets, such as limited access highways or major arterial streets, […]

Chin Calls for Safety Fixes After Driver Injures Three Women on South Street

By Stephen Miller | Aug 29, 2014 | 5 Comments

Update: One of the pedestrians in this crash died from her injuries. She was identified by the Lo-Down as 82-year-old Shu Fan Huang. A driver seriously injured three women in the crosswalk at South Street at Rutgers Slip in Manhattan yesterday, and one of the victims is facing life-threatening injuries. In response, Council Member Margaret […]

Tonight: Tell Manhattan CBs That Harlem Needs a Safer Morningside Avenue

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

Community Boards 9 and 10 in Harlem will again hear from DOT tonight on a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue [PDF]. The proposal was developed in response to a request from the North Star Neighborhood Association, and though there is general agreement that speeding drivers are a major problem on Morningside, the community boards […]

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