Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Streetfilms: Tour de Bronx 2008

By Brad Aaron | Oct 20, 2008 | 4 Comments

Over 4,000 riders turned out for Sunday’s 14th Annual Tour de Bronx, which covered miles of beautiful scenery — with hopes of more to come, should the Sheridan Expressway ever meet its reward (see the 2:00 mark). Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson was there, and files this report.

Weekend Fun: Park(ing) Day Redux, Tour de Bronx

By Brad Aaron | Oct 17, 2008 | 1 Comment

The weather should be ideal for two livable streets events set for this weekend. Tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m., Park(ing) Day Redux will recreate several of the "most inspired" spots from this year’s event for a block party in front of Eyebeam Art + Technology Center on 21st Street between 10th and 11th Avenue. […]

Bronx Hub Gets Smorgasbord of Ped-Bike-Transit Enhancements

By Ben Fried | Oct 10, 2008 | 5 Comments

Work is underway on a major livable streets makeover [PDF] for the Hub — a shopping mecca in Melrose that some have called "the Times Square of the Bronx." The DOT plan simplifies a complex traffic pattern where three streets converge. In the process, space is transferred from vehicles to sidewalk extensions, pedestrian refuges, and […]

Daily News, Betsy Gotbaum Come to the Aid of Parking Ticket Victims

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2008 | 20 Comments

Yesterday we noted how it took a cyclist-involved collision to get the Daily News riled up over pedestrian fatalities. Regaining its senses, the paper today again turns its attention to the real victims: motorists. Specifically those who park illegally and are indiscriminately ticketed for doing so. Bronx business owners say parking agents are harassing customers […]

America’s Least Wanted Highways

By Ben Fried | Sep 22, 2008 | 17 Comments

The Congress for New Urbanism released a highly entertaining top ten list today: the North American highways most in need of demolition. At the top is Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct, a structurally damaged elevated highway that, if removed, would free up 335 acres of public land by Elliott Bay. New York’s Sheridan Expressway, which traverses […]

Streetsblogger Drives Home Yankee Stadium’s Game-Day Parking Problem

By Ben Fried | Aug 22, 2008 | 6 Comments

A few weeks ago, Streetsblog regular Susan Donovan snapped some pics of sidewalk-hogging cars parked near Yankee Stadium and added them to our Flickr pool. Today she (and her photos) appeared on New York 1, in a report filed by Susan Jhun that looks at the mess caused by game-day parking. Score one for TV […]

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