Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

CB 7 Members, Upper West Siders Back Amsterdam Ave Protected Bikeway

By David Meyer | Nov 11, 2015 | 41 Comments

The room was packed last night for DOT’s long-awaited plan for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side [PDF], with about 120 people turning out at the Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting. Most residents and committee members praised the plan, though no vote was held. DOT says it […]

DOT Will Present Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane Design Tonight

By Ben Fried | Nov 10, 2015 | 11 Comments

It’s happening: At tonight’s Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting, NYC DOT will present plans for a northbound protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. The first phase of the project calls for a protected bike lane and pedestrian refuges from 72nd Street to 110th Street, which could be implemented as soon as […]

Upper West Siders Call on DOT to Make Amsterdam Avenue a Complete Street

By Ben Fried | Nov 2, 2015 | 5 Comments

Next week — November 10 to be precise — DOT is expected to present a proposal to redesign Amsterdam Avenue for greater safety. The redesign is a long time coming. This summer marked the third time in the past six years that Manhattan Community Board 7 has asked DOT for a protected bike lane on Amsterdam. On Halloween, […]

24th Precinct CO: We’re Making Streets Safer by Cracking Down on Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | Sep 18, 2015 | 9 Comments

An Upper West Side NYPD precinct where motorists killed six pedestrians and cyclists in 2014 says it’s reducing injuries by cracking down on people riding bikes. The 24th Precinct is where drivers fatally struck Cooper Stock, Alexander Shear, Samantha Lee, and Jean Chambers, prompting a public outcry that, coupled with the launch of Vision Zero, raised […]

Is DOT Setting Up the Amsterdam Avenue Bike Lane to Fail?

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2015 | 41 Comments

Up until a few years ago, when neighborhood residents approached DOT about redesigning a street for greater safety, they expected to get shot down by the agency’s top engineers. In 2004, one former DOT official summed up the department’s attitude as, “We will do pedestrian safety, but only when it doesn’t come at the expense of the […]

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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