Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about South Bronx

Envisioning a “Complete Concourse” South of 162nd Street

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2016 | 16 Comments

Will DOT go big with its redesign of the Grand Concourse? Last week the agency said it will “replace and upgrade existing bike lanes” on the Concourse, which gives an indication of what’s in store north of 162nd Street, but not to the south, where the street has no bike lanes. Transportation Alternatives’ “Complete the Concourse” […]

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The Randall’s Island Connector Is Finally Here

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 17, 2015 | No Comments

This spring, the Highbridge re-opened between the Bronx and Manhattan, the first car-free crossing linking the two boroughs. Now the second one in less than a year is open with the debut of the Randall’s Island Connector. The project has been in the pipeline for what seems like forever, and on Saturday it opened to the delight of many South Bronx […]

Randall’s Island Connector to Open This Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Nov 11, 2015 | 18 Comments

The Randall’s Island Connector is set to open this weekend. A greenway link between the island and the South Bronx, the connector has been on the agenda of advocates and electeds since the early 1990s. The project will provide a grade-level crossing over Bronx Kill from E. 132nd Street in Port Morris, under an Amtrak bridge, […]

Eyes on the Street: Randall’s Island Connector to Open in “Coming Weeks”

By Stephen Miller | Sep 30, 2015 | 32 Comments

The Randall’s Island Connector, a greenway link between the South Bronx and Randall’s Island, is almost complete. Bronxites are anticipating a ribbon-cutting any day now from the city’s Economic Development Corporation, which is building the project. The new path crosses the Bronx Kill, a narrow waterway separating Randall’s Island from the Bronx. Without it, the only way to bike or walk […]

Want Safer Biking and Walking Across the Harlem River? Tell DOT Your Ideas

By Stephen Miller | Jun 17, 2015 | 1 Comment

Residents from the Bronx and Manhattan told DOT last night how they want to improve walking and biking across the Harlem River bridges. It was the second of four Harlem River bridges workshops this month. DOT is looking to improve access at all 16 bridges along the Harlem River, including the soon-to-open Randall’s Island Connector. Streets up to […]

DOT Drops Buffer From Bronx Bike Lanes Under Vision Zero Safety Plan

By Stephen Miller | Jun 16, 2015 | 26 Comments

DOT is downgrading buffered bike lanes as part of a street safety project on 1.3 miles of Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, a Vision Zero priority corridor. While the street appears to have enough room for protected bike lanes while maintaining the current motor vehicle lanes, DOT instead opted to narrow the bike lanes, remove the […]

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