Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Tonight: DOT Talks Protected Bike Lanes With Upper West Side’s CB 7

By Stephen Miller | Dec 11, 2012 | 12 Comments

In the wake of last week’s setback for efforts to bring more bike racks to the Upper West Side, Manhattan Community Board 7’s transportation committee will hold a key meeting tonight about an issue on which its chairs have failed to take action: protected bike lanes and complete streets. DOT is scheduled to provide an […]

CB 7 Turns Down Bike Racks as Big Complete Streets Meeting Approaches

By Stephen Miller | Dec 7, 2012 | 18 Comments

Despite a positive vote in committee, earlier this week Community Board 7 on the Upper West Side sidelined a plan to bring more bike racks to the area, after some procedural maneuvering by transportation committee co-chair Dan Zweig stifled discussion. With a key presentation from DOT on extending the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane coming […]

CB 7 Committee Votes for More UWS Bike Parking, Overriding Co-Chair

By Stephen Miller | Nov 14, 2012 | 12 Comments

Last night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 signed off on plans for more bike racks on the Upper West Side and the neighborhood’s first on-street bike corral. The two resolutions mustered more than enough support to overwhelm the objections of committee co-chair Dan Zweig, and both will advance to the full committee in […]

Upper West Side Residents Fed Up With CB 7 Inaction on Complete Streets

By Stephen Miller | Oct 5, 2012 | 55 Comments

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 7’s transportation committee debated the merits of bringing protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges to Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues between 59th and 110th Streets. This would be a big gain for the Upper West Side, which currently only has one mile of protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue. After years of […]

Tomorrow: Speak Up for Safer Streets on the Upper West Side

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2012 | 7 Comments

Tomorrow night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 will take public input on the possible expansion of protected bike lanes on the Upper West Side. On the agenda is a request from the board that DOT complete a proposal for protected lanes and other changes to the streetscape, including pedestrian islands, turning lanes […]

Eyes on the Street: Upper West Side Crash Leaves Vehicle Overturned

By Brad Aaron | May 4, 2012 | 5 Comments

Reader Daniel Green sends in this picture of a Thursday afternoon crash at Broadway and W. 77th Street. According to FDNY, the crash occurred at approximately 1:21 p.m. One person was treated for injuries and released, while a second was hospitalized at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, a spokesperson said. FDNY did not know if bystanders were among […]

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