Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper East Side

Upper East Side Community Board Asks DOT for Crosstown Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Nov 20, 2015 | 18 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 8 passed a resolution Wednesday night asking DOT for crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side. Currently the only east-west pair in the neighborhood is on 90th Street and 91st Street. With biking in the neighborhood on the rise and the recent arrival of Citi Bike, it’s increasingly obvious that’s not enough. […]

Manhattan CB 8 Committee Asks DOT for Crosstown UES Bike Lanes

By Eric Jankiewicz | Nov 5, 2015 | 10 Comments

Strong crowd here at @CB8M, every member of the public who spoke was in favor of x-town bike lanes. @transalt pic.twitter.com/91VR7AZfcw — Thomas DeVito (@PedestrianTom) November 4, 2015 Momentum continues to grow for creating crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side. In an 11-1 vote with one abstention, the Manhattan Community Board 8 transportation committee […]

Residents Call for Better Crosstown Bike Routes on the Upper East Side

By Eric Jankiewicz | Oct 22, 2015 | 14 Comments

About 30 Upper East Side residents hit the streets last Saturday to evaluate potential routes for crosstown bike lanes in their neighborhood. For the “street scan” organized by Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York, the volunteers split up evenly between people on foot and people on bikes. Both groups surveyed three possible east-west routes to document current conditions for biking. Currently, the Upper East […]

Citi Bike Arrives on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side

By Stephen Miller | Sep 1, 2015 | 8 Comments

Citi Bike has begun its expansion to the Upper East Side and Upper West Side. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Ben Kallos, DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione, DOT Deputy Commissioner for Policy Michael Replogle and Citi Bike General Manager Jules Flynn celebrated the first Citi Bike station on the Upper East Side with a photo-op […]

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