Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

First NYC 20 MPH Zone to Slow Cars With Gateway Neckdowns, Speed Humps

By Noah Kazis | Jun 29, 2011 | 31 Comments

Last month DOT announced plans for the city’s first 20 mph zone, located in the Claremont section of the Bronx. The agency’s presentation to the local community board is now online [PDF], so you can see how DOT plans to implement the slow zone strategy in what could be the first of several neighborhoods. The […]

Unlicensed Drivers of Private Cars a Far Bigger Threat Than Tour Bus Drivers

By Noah Kazis | Mar 21, 2011 | 20 Comments

Last week’s tragic bus crash in the Bronx, which left 15 dead, has captured the attention of New York’s media and political elite. Since the crash took place nine days ago, the New York Times has published no fewer than seven articles updating its readers on every detail and development. Much of the attention has […]

Parking Requirements Force Affordable Housing Project to Shrink

By Noah Kazis | Feb 24, 2011 | 10 Comments

Parking minimums continue to stymie the creation of affordable housing in New York City, according to an architect who frequently designs those projects. When a rezoning suddenly put parking minimums in effect for an affordable housing project in the Bronx, Richard Ferrara of DeLaCour & Ferrara Architects was forced to cut apartments out of the building. […]

Bronx Residents Demand a Greater, Greener, Fairer PlaNYC

By Noah Kazis | Oct 27, 2010 | 6 Comments

The Bronx wants to see the next version PlaNYC go further and be more equitable than the original. At last night’s public outreach event for the upcoming revision of the city’s sustainability agenda, dubbed a “Community Conversation,” Bronx residents demanded that PlaNYC 2.0 be far bolder in its efforts to green the city — and […]

TIGER II Funds Sheridan Replacement Study, Fordham Redesign

By Noah Kazis | Oct 15, 2010 | 5 Comments

The TIGER II leaks keep coming. Here in New York, Congressman José Serrano just announced two winners of the much-sought-after federal funds (hat tip to the Tri-State Transportation Campaign on the news). $1.5 million will fund a planning study of the Sheridan Expressway area, which could provide a big boost for efforts to replace that […]

69-Year-Old Man Killed Walking Across Cross-Bronx Exit

By Noah Kazis | Sep 28, 2010 | 3 Comments

A 69-year-old Hispanic man was struck and killed at 4:02 this morning on the Amsterdam Avenue/Major Deegan exit of the Cross-Bronx Expressway, according to the NYPD. The man, who has not been identified, was walking westbound along the exit ramp when the driver struck him and was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver fled […]

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