Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about South Bronx

Center-running bus lanes and islands for boarding are planned for 161st Street near the Bronx courthouse, where illegally parked drivers clog the street and block bus stops. Images: DOT

Summer Launch Planned for Bx6 Select Bus Service

By Brad Aaron | Apr 26, 2017 | 6 Comments

Some streetscape improvements are planned for the Bronx portion of the route. The biggest changes are proposed for 161st Street, where DOT would widen sidewalks and limit eastbound traffic in the tunnel under the Grand Concourse to buses.

Governor Cuomo is moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway -- the question is what will replace it. Image: NY Governor's Office

Cuomo Moves to Tear Down the Sheridan Expressway Starting in 2018

By David Meyer | Mar 20, 2017 | 12 Comments

Yesterday, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he's moving forward with the removal of the Sheridan Expressway, a 1.25-mile Moses-era highway that cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River waterfront.

Protected Bike Lanes Will Connect South Bronx to Randall’s Island

By David Meyer | Jun 15, 2016 | 10 Comments

Last fall, the city opened a direct car-free connection between the South Bronx and Randall’s Island. The Randall’s Island Connector provides convenient access to acres of parks and ballfields and — via the 103rd Street footbridge — Manhattan. But the truck-heavy industrial streets that lead to it still leave a lot to be desired. A new NYC DOT project would create bicycle […]

Sheridan Expressway Removal Gets $97 Million Boost in State Budget

By David Meyer | Apr 5, 2016 | 25 Comments

Last week’s Albany budget deal includes $97 million for decommissioning the Sheridan Expressway and transforming it into a surface boulevard. The Sheridan, a short Robert Moses-era highway connecting the Bruckner and Cross-Bronx expressways, cuts South Bronx neighborhoods off from the Bronx River waterfront and its growing network of parks and greenways. Community groups have been advocating for the removal […]

Tonight: Final Round of Harlem River Bridge Workshops Gets Started

By David Meyer | Mar 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

We have some late additions to the Streetsblog calendar. At 6:30 p.m. today at the Rio II Gallery on Riverside Drive, DOT will hold the first of four community workshops as part of the third and final phase of preparation for the Harlem River Bridges Access Plan, set to be released this spring. Last year, responding to uptown […]

No Bike Lanes for Grand Concourse South of 158th Street — For Now

By David Meyer | Mar 4, 2016 | 8 Comments

DOT’s redesign of the Grand Concourse below 158th Street includes pedestrian safety measures and traffic calming treatments but no bike lanes. The agency says this stretch of the Concourse could get bike lanes in a future capital project, but it’s not clear how long the Bronx will have to wait for that. This is shaping up to […]

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