Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about South Bronx

A new center-running bus lane and median island bus stop at East 161st Street and Sherman Avenue. Photo: TransitCenter

De Blasio Inaugurates Faster Crosstown Bronx Bus Service on the Bx6

By David Meyer | Sep 5, 2017 | 2 Comments

One section of the Bx6 goes beyond typical New York City bus lane designs, which run next to the curb or the parking lane. By Sheridan and Sherman avenues, buses now run in center-running lanes.

Council Member Rafael Salamanca, State Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., and Assembly Marcos Crespo (left to right), along with Senator Jeff Klein, want DOT to keep bus riders stuck in traffic. Photo: NYS Assembly/Office of Assembly Member Marcos Crespo

Rafael Salamanca and Bronx Pols Pressure DOT to Scrap Bus Lanes for Bx6

By David Meyer | Aug 4, 2017 | 20 Comments

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.

DOT crews installing a new barrier-protected bike lane on Bruckner Boulevard between Bryant Avenue and Faile Street. Photo: Twitter/NYC DOT

DOT Closes Short Bike Lane Gap on Bruckner Blvd — Next Phase Scheduled for 2021

By David Meyer | Jul 13, 2017 | 16 Comments

DOT crews have started to fill in a dangerous three-block gap in the bikeway on Bruckner Boulevard in the South Bronx, creating a more continuous link to Concrete Plant Park. The ultimate goal is a direct, uninterrupted bike route on Bruckner Boulevard connecting to Manhattan and Randall's Island via 138th Street, but under the agency's current timetable Bronxites will have to wait several years for that.

Meet the new Sheridan "Boulevard." As envisioned by New York State DOT, it's not much different than today's Sheridan Expressway. Image: State DOT

Cuomo’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Is Not What the South Bronx Asked For

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2017 | 27 Comments

South Bronx advocates are raising the alarm about the Cuomo administration's plans for the Sheridan Expressway, saying the state DOT is rushing ahead with a project that ignores years of advocacy for safer neighborhood streets with less truck traffic.

The state DOT's initial concept for the Sheridan Expressway replacement would remain a wide, dangerous street designed mainly to move large trucks. Image: NY Governor's Office

Will Cuomo Botch the Sheridan Expressway Removal?

By Jay Arzu | Jun 8, 2017 | 9 Comments

The Cuomo administration intends to decommission the Sheridan Expressway, which cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River. But will it turn the Sheridan into a walkable street or a wide, rumbling arterial for trucks?

Bruckner Boulevard and Hunts Point Avenue, where hit a hit-and-run motorcyclist killed Rosa Ramirez, got a Vision Zero redesign. But it's still a hostile place to walk. Image: Google Maps

Rosa Ramirez, 60, Second Person Killed by Motorist on Bruckner Boulevard in a Month

By Brad Aaron | Apr 28, 2017 | 2 Comments

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.

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