Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Traffic Justice Q&A With Bronx Prosecutor Joseph A. McCormack

By Brad Aaron | Jul 8, 2009 | 7 Comments

Continuing our series of interviews on the topic of traffic justice, today we hear from Joseph A. McCormack. McCormack is chief of the Vehicular Crimes Bureau of Bronx District Attorney Robert T. Johnson’s office. Designated by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee as New York State Traffic Resource Prosecutor, McCormack is responsible for statewide trainings of […]

Tonight: Tell Transpo Planners Your Ideas for the Next Round of BRT Routes

By Ben Fried | May 28, 2009 | 3 Comments

NYCDOT photosim of an off-set bus lane. Physically-separated lanes are also being considered for some routes. Preparations for the next phase of Bus Rapid Transit in New York City ramp up tonight with the first of seven public workshops to gather ideas for future routes. Tonight’s workshop gets underway at 6:30, at the College of […]

Streetfilms: Building Greenways and Community in the Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Apr 27, 2009 | No Comments

This Streetfilm from Robin Urban Smith and Elizabeth Press brings us an update on the state of greenway development in the Bronx. Writes Robin: The Bronx River Greenway and South Bronx Greenway plans apply community-driven design strategies to help undo years of top down, auto-centric planning and development in the Bronx. The greenways, when completed, […]

Transit Service Shrinking? Get Ready for the Rise of the Dollar Van.

By Graham T. Beck | Apr 13, 2009 | 32 Comments

Dollar Van Demos, the unlikely union of transportation needs and musical dreams that has entranced New York bloggers, is giving private transit operators in Brooklyn and Queens some of the best press they’ve ever received. But that isn’t the only reason it’s worth taking a fresh look at dollar vans. If the state legislature can’t […]

Stim Funds to Kickstart South Bronx Greenway

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2009 | 4 Comments

The Lafayette Avenue section of the South Bronx Greenway. Before/after: Sustainable South Bronx. We’ve got a few more details about another local ped-bike project getting a lift from stimulus cash. The street improvements announced for Hunts Point and Port Morris in the Bronx will fund the first three sections of the South Bronx Greenway. This […]

Streetfilms: Taking a Ride on Bx12 Select Bus Service

By Brad Aaron | Mar 30, 2009 | No Comments

Veronica Vanterpool of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign recently took Streetfilms’ Nick Whitaker on a tour of the city’s inaugural Select Bus Service (SBS) line, the Bx12, introduced last year on Fordham Road in the Bronx. As Nick writes: Travel time on the route has been cut by 20 percent thanks to the improvements, and commuters […]

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