Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

An Open Letter to CB 7 Transportation Chairs Dan Zweig and Andrew Albert

By Mark Gorton | Jan 11, 2013 | 5 Comments

Mark Gorton is the publisher of Streetsblog and lives on the Upper West Side with his wife and four children. This is an edited version of a message he sent to Dan Zweig and Andrew Albert, the co-chairs of the Community Board 7 transportation committee, after neither of them voted in favor of extending the […]

Leaving Co-Chairs Behind, CB 7 Committee Backs Columbus Avenue Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jan 9, 2013 | 7 Comments

After deadlocking in December, Manhattan Commmunity Board 7’s transportation committee voted 7-2, with one abstention, to support the extension of the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane before an overwhelmingly supportive crowd last night. The resolution passed without any help from the committee’s co-chairs, Andrew Albert, who abstained, and Dan Zweig, who voted against the resolution. At […]

Tonight: Manhattan CB 7 Can Finally Advance the Columbus Avenue Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jan 8, 2013 | 2 Comments

Tonight, Manhattan Community Board 7 will again consider a DOT proposal to extend the existing Columbus Avenue bike lane, a mile-long segment between 77th and 96th Streets that’s currently isolated from the rest of the city’s network. If the committee supports the lane tonight, the proposal would go before the full board in February in time […]

A Few Data Points For the Next Time WNYC Talks Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Dec 20, 2012 | 12 Comments

This morning, WNYC’s Brian Lehrer discussed the Columbus Avenue bike lane with reporter Kate Hinds. The show covered a fair amount of ground in a short amount of time, but gave a lot of airtime to a key assumption which has given cover to street safety opponents — that small retailers in New York City need to […]

Brewer: CB 7 Should Pass Columbus Bike Lane Reso; Stringer Non-Committal

By Stephen Miller | Dec 18, 2012 | 3 Comments

Buried in the pile of uninformed New York Post letters to the editor following Steve Cuozzo’s unhinged rant about the Columbus Avenue bike lane, intrepid readers found a note from Council Member Gale Brewer. “Bike lanes in my district are highly popular and strongly supported by the wider community,” she wrote. “Expanding these benefits is the right […]

Majority Favor Extending Columbus Bike Lane, But CB 7 Fails to Advance It

By Stephen Miller | Dec 12, 2012 | 11 Comments

Despite a strong majority who turned out to support safer streets on the Upper West Side and conclusive evidence that pedestrian injuries have dropped thanks to the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane, Manhattan Community Board 7’s transportation committee failed to advance a resolution to extend the Columbus redesign beyond its current one-mile stretch between 77th and 96th Streets. […]

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