Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Washington Heights

Reader Report: Parks to Close Upper Manhattan Greenway Link for Two Years

By Brad Aaron | Jun 7, 2012 | 16 Comments

We have word that a major bike-ped link to the Hudson River Greenway in Northern Manhattan will be out of commission later this year. Long-time Streetsblog reader (and sometime contributor) Lars Klove was at a meeting this week where NYC Parks Department officials informed Community Board 12 that a bridge over the Amtrak tracks connecting […]

Eyes on the Street: Washington Heights Gets Safe Greenway Connection

By Noah Kazis | Nov 28, 2011 | 6 Comments

Two months after winning support from Manhattan Community Board 12, a safer connection to the Hudson River Greenway is now in place at 181st Street. Before, Riverside Drive north of 181st Street served as a one-way highway on-ramp, forcing cyclists exiting the greenway to either ride against traffic or dismount. Cars, too, drove the wrong […]

CB12 Committee Okays Safe Greenway Connection For Wash. Heights Cyclists

By Noah Kazis | Sep 13, 2011 | 4 Comments

Upper Manhattan cyclists will finally have a safe way to exit the Hudson River Greenway at 181st Street under a plan presented by the Department of Transportation and approved by Community Board 12’s transportation committee last night. Right now, Riverside Drive north of 181st Street runs one-way and quickly becomes an on-ramp to the Henry […]

CB 12’s Bike Resolution Testifies to Uptown Support for Safer Streets

By Noah Kazis | Jul 12, 2011 | No Comments

In the wake of its long-planned bike lane forum, Manhattan Community Board 12 has finalized a resolution calling for a major study of bike infrastructure of Upper Manhattan, available in full above. Overall it’s a strong demonstration of support for the expansion of bikeways in the area. Perhaps most importantly, the resolution, which passed by […]

Tonight: Upper Manhattanites Finally Get to Talk About Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Jun 16, 2011 | 4 Comments

After years of delays, a citizen-generated plan for a separated bike path in Upper Manhattan will get an audience tonight. The Dyckman Greenway Connector would, as the name suggests, link the east- and west-side Greenways a short distance from the northern tip of Manhattan, in Inwood, completing an uptown circuit for commuters and recreational riders. […]

DOT Chooses Least Ambitious Option For 181st Street Makeover

By Noah Kazis | Jun 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

With five bus lines, two subway stops, a busy commercial strip, the only entrance to the Hudson River Greenway for blocks, and major bridge crossings at both ends of the street, Washington Heights’ 181st Street is a tangle of cars, buses, bikes and pedestrians. For years, DOT has been looking to redesign the corridor entirely, […]

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