Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Potential Central Park West bikeway design by @BrandonWC

Helen Rosenthal Calls for Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Central Park West

By David Meyer | Aug 14, 2018 | 24 Comments

Rosenthal said a crash like the one that killed Madison Lyden "should never happen again.” Her support for a Central Park West bikeway should empower DOT to act swiftly.

The unprotected bike lane on Central Park West at 66th Street, via Google Maps

Private Trash Hauler Kills Madison Jane Lyden, 23, Biking on Central Park West

By Ben Fried | Aug 11, 2018 | 28 Comments

A livery driver obstructed the unprotected bike lane on Central Park West, forcing Lyden into motor vehicle traffic.

Video still of Thursday’s crash scene: WNBC

Truckers Keep Killing and Maiming With Illegal Oversized Rigs. NYPD Keeps Blaming Victims.

By Brad Aaron | Jul 20, 2018 | 19 Comments

A trucker legally prohibited from driving on city streets struck a man on Amsterdam Avenue and left him “likely to die.” True to form, NYPD issued no tickets and said the victim was at fault.

DOT's redesign of 10th Avenue/Amsterdam Avenue calls for pedestrian islands made out of paint, not concrete. Image: DOT

CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign

By David Meyer | Jul 12, 2018 | 13 Comments

DOT reps attributed the absence of concrete to a shortage of resources.

The bike lane at Columbus Circle would loop around the inner public space, with cyclists using pedestrian signals to enter and exit. Image: DOT

Safer Bikeways Slated for Columbus Circle and Amsterdam Avenue

By David Meyer | Jun 21, 2018 | 52 Comments

The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee endorsed the projects unanimously.

That's NYPD Transportation Bureau Chief Thomas Chan at the far left in this picture with his boss, Mayor de Blasio back in 2017, when Chan and Hizzoner were boasting of their e-bike crackdown. Photo: Edwin J. Torres/Mayoral Photography Office

Helen Rosenthal Isn’t Leveling With Her Constituents About E-Bikes

By Brad Aaron | Jan 26, 2018 | 13 Comments

Rosenthal, a vocal supporter of de Blasio's e-bike crackdown, is exaggerating the e-bike threat to her constituents and misrepresenting the way NYPD is conducting enforcement.

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