Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Washington Heights

City Lays an Old Board Over Upper Manhattan Greenway Pit

By Brad Aaron | Aug 7, 2013 | 2 Comments

The Parks Department doesn’t know when a hole that opened up two months ago on the Hudson River Greenway will be repaired. A tipster sent us photos of the pit, located just north of 181st Street in Washington Heights, in June. These pictures were taken by the same reader about a week and a half […]

West Harlem Council Candidates Want Bike-Share, Complete 125th Street SBS

By Stephen Miller | Jul 10, 2013 | 21 Comments

Candidates for a City Council seat on the west side of Upper Manhattan expressed support for bike-share expansion and complete Select Bus Service on 125th Street at a campaign forum last night. Some candidates urged the city to restore the original SBS plan and extend the bus lane west, after DOT curtailed its proposal to the delight of […]

Eyes on the Street: Hole in the Hudson River Greenway in Washington Heights

By Brad Aaron | Jun 17, 2013 | 25 Comments

A tipster sent us photos of what looks like a sinkhole in the Hudson River Greenway just north of 181st Street, in Washington Heights. These shots were taken Sunday morning. We asked the Parks Department when the hole might be repaired, and whether repair work would necessitate a detour. “We are aware of the situation […]

At Long Last, DOT Proposes Bike Lanes for Upper Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2013 | 14 Comments

Responding to years of citizen advocacy and a resolution from Manhattan Community Board 12, DOT has proposed bike lanes for a number of streets in Upper Manhattan. Most of the lanes, concentrated in Washington Heights [PDF], would be installed next year, after a consultation with CB 12 this fall. One would be protected by parked […]

Daily News Tries Race-Baiting to Gin Up Controversy Over Safer Streets

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2013 | 12 Comments

It’s truly amazing how much work the tabloids put into opposing measures that save lives. Take today’s Daily News, which resorted to race-baiting to gin up controversy over hard-won bike lanes in Upper Manhattan. Residents of Inwood and Washington Heights have been working for safer neighborhood streets for a long while. My first story on […]

NYPD Rarely Enforces Speed Limit on Deadly Broadway in Upper Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Feb 28, 2013 | 4 Comments

In our Tuesday post on the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s latest “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report, we noted the concentration of pedestrian deaths on Broadway in Washington Heights, where pedestrian islands, protected bike lanes and other safety features are not present above 168th Street. In addition to engineering, another factor in pedestrian fatalities and injuries is, […]

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