Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

DOT Adds Welcome Chunk of Pedestrian Space to Bronx Broadway Hellscape

By Brad Aaron | Feb 26, 2016 | 24 Comments

DOT reclaimed a nice chunk of space for pedestrians on a corner of Broadway in the Bronx, bringing some relief to an area that’s otherwise deplorable for New Yorkers who walk and bike. The curb on the northwest corner of Broadway at W. 231st Street in Kingsbridge, beneath the elevated 1 train, was once lined with parked […]

DOT: Grand Concourse Project to “Replace and Upgrade Existing Bike Lanes”

By David Meyer | Feb 24, 2016 | 21 Comments

With Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz calling for better bike infrastructure on the Grand Concourse, there’s some serious political momentum to make this major north-south thoroughfare a safer street. How far will DOT take it? The Grand Concourse is one of DOT’s Vision Zero “Great Streets” projects slated for capital improvements in the next few years. Currently, it has buffered bike […]

Epileptic Cab Driver on Trial for Murder for Bronx Sidewalk Killings

By Brad Aaron | Feb 24, 2016 | 4 Comments

The driver of a green cab who killed a child and a man on a Bronx sidewalk last year was charged with murder. The Bronx district attorney’s office said Emilio Garcia was not taking his epilepsy medication when he fatally struck 5-year-old Tierre Clark and 25-year-old Kadeem Brown on the Grand Concourse at E. 170th Street on March 20, […]

Bronx Beep Ruben Diaz Jr. Calls for Better Bikeway on Grand Concourse

By David Meyer | Feb 22, 2016 | 13 Comments

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. wants better bike infrastructure on the Grand Concourse. In his “State of the Borough” speech on Thursday, Diaz said a bike lane on the Concourse is among his 2016 policy goals. “We’ve made improvements to the Grand Concourse, and we will bring a dedicated bike lane to this iconic roadway,” Diaz said. […]

Tremont Avenue in Line for New Cross-Bronx Bike Route

By David Meyer | Feb 5, 2016 | 7 Comments

Last month, when Council Member Ritchie Torres lambasted DOT’s deference to community boards over street safety projects, he anticipated a fight over the agency’s plan for bike lanes on Tremont Avenue. DOT presented its design for the western segment of Tremont Avenue to Bronx Community Board 5 on January 20 [PDF] and, the following day, presented the design for the eastern segment […]

Merchants: DDC Taking Forever to Finish Plaza at Bronx Hub [Updated]

By David Meyer | Dec 22, 2015 | 15 Comments

In 2008, DOT repurposed street space at the Hub in Mott Haven to greatly expand and improve Roberto Clemente Plaza. The first version of the project was made with low-cost materials — paint, planters, and gravel. Afterward, the city committed to building out the project in concrete. But the agency in charge of delivering capital projects, […]

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