Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Eyes on the Street: First Signs of Amsterdam Avenue’s Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | May 20, 2016 | 17 Comments

Exciting news to conclude this Bike to Work Day: NYC DOT has striped 24 blocks of the Amsterdam Avenue protected bike lane, from 72nd Street to 96th Street. Once it’s finished, the segment DOT is building this year will run up to 110th Street. It’s a much-needed and long-desired northbound complement to the southbound protected lane on […]

Years After Death of Ariel Russo, NYPD Chases Still Injuring and Killing People

By Brad Aaron | Feb 22, 2016 | 1 Comment

Last week Franklin Reyes was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the death of 4-year-old Ariel Russo. Police pulled Reyes over on W. 89th Street, between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues, on June 4, 2013, after he drove his family’s pick-up truck across several lanes to make a turn. As officers walked toward the […]

Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane Finally Happening After 28-13 CB 7 Vote

By David Meyer | Feb 3, 2016 | 51 Comments

By a count of 28 in favor and 13 opposed, Manhattan Community Board 7 voted last night to endorse DOT’s plan for a protected bike lane along Amsterdam Avenue from 72nd Street to 110th Street. The vote affirmed a safety project that Upper West Siders have worked toward for several years, but the meeting itself […]

Why Arguments Against the Amsterdam Protected Bike Lane Don’t Hold Up

By David Meyer | Feb 2, 2016 | 43 Comments

This is the day Manhattan Community Board 7 will finally vote on DOT’s redesign of Amsterdam Avenue from 72nd Street to 110th Street, which will calm traffic and bring safety improvements — including a protected bike lane — to what is now a surface speedway cutting through the heart of the Upper West Side. It’s been a long […]

Levine to CB 7: Support the Amsterdam Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Jan 29, 2016 | 12 Comments

Next Tuesday, Community Board 7 is slated to vote on the Amsterdam Avenue protected bike lane, and Council Member Mark Levine wants to be crystal clear: The street needs a redesign that includes a protected bike lane. In a letter sent to CB 7 members today, Levine makes the case that by shortening crossing distances, reducing speeding, and adding a protected bike lane, DOT’s […]

Parks Department Proposes 9-Block Bike Detour on Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | Jan 14, 2016 | 44 Comments

Cyclists could be forced to take a winding, hilly detour away from the Hudson River Greenway between 73rd Street and 82nd Street, thanks to a proposal from the Parks Department that has the support of Council Member Helen Rosenthal. As DNAinfo reported, Parks landscape architect Margaret Bracken presented the plan at Monday’s Manhattan Community Board 7 […]

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