Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Eyes on the Street: Bike Lane Stripes on Tremont Avenue

By David Meyer | May 4, 2016 | 18 Comments

DOT has striped the first pieces of the Bronx’s newest bike route on Tremont Avenue. The city is putting down bike lanes and sharrows on the 4.1-mile stretch of Tremont Avenue between Cedar Avenue and Boston Road, following a 2014 request from Council Member Ritchie Torres for a cross-town route on Tremont. Reader Jonathan Rabinowitz snapped the photo above of freshly-painted […]

Truck Driver Charged With Reckless Driving for Killing Heather Lough at NYBG

By Brad Aaron | May 4, 2016 | 18 Comments

A truck driver struck and killed a woman outside the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx last week. He has been charged with reckless driving and failure to yield. The victim, 29-year-old Heather Lough, was heading to her job at the botanical garden on the morning of Wednesday, April 27, when Robert Owens, 45, hit her with […]

Peds, Cyclists Fend for Themselves While Parks Department Fixes Bronx Paths

By David Meyer | May 3, 2016 | 7 Comments

The Parks Department is making much-needed repairs to the Pelham Parkway malls, but the city has failed to provide good detours for walking and biking paths that are now blocked, creating hazards for pedestrians and cyclists. The Bronx Times reports that both the north and south sections of the malls are closed off east of White […]

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 […]

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” […]

Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Victims in Four Hours on Sunday [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Feb 29, 2016 | 8 Comments

Fatal Park Slope hit and run by Gothamist Correction: Park Slope Stoop reports that the Park Slope victim was walking, not riding a bike. The copy in this post has been altered accordingly. Hit-and-run drivers killed three New York City pedestrians within a few hours on Sunday. Jose Contreras, 63, was struck by the driver of a […]

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