Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about West Harlem

DOT Trims Harlem Bus Plan; Bill Perkins’ Office: “We Are Definitely Pleased”

By Stephen Miller | May 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

Congratulations are in order for State Senator Bill Perkins, who has successfully condemned more than 32,000 crosstown bus riders to travel on 125th Street at speeds that are often slower than walking. His pressure to revise a plan for dedicated bus lanes and other measures to prioritize surface transit — culminating in an “emergency” town […]

Tonight: Speak Up for Better 125th St. Bus Service at Bill Perkins Town Hall

By Stephen Miller | May 23, 2013 | 10 Comments

Spurred by transit activists demanding improvements to 125th Street buses that often crawl slower than walking speed, DOT and MTA have been moving forward with a project to improve bus service along the major crosstown corridor. But last month, State Senator Bill Perkins sent DOT a letter [PDF] in which he said Select Bus Service […]

125th Street Buses Are Slow, But Fixes Are Moving Too Fast for Bill Perkins

By Stephen Miller | Apr 11, 2013 | 13 Comments

For years, crosstown bus riders on 125th Street — more than 32,000 per day — have had to put up with a ride that’s slower than walking. After months of planning, fixes are in sight, but State Senator Bill Perkins is objecting to the city’s effort to bring faster bus service to Harlem. During rush […]

Uptown Transit Riders Fight for 125th Street Select Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | May 24, 2012 | 17 Comments

Select Bus Service is a big success on First and Second Avenues and 34th Street. Speeds are up, ridership is up, and the MTA is using the time savings to run even more buses along the busy corridors. So where in Manhattan is next for the popular package of bus improvements? One group of uptown transit […]

Hudson River Greenway Reopened As Of This Morning

By Noah Kazis | Jul 28, 2011 | 11 Comments

Good news for cyclists, joggers, and others using the Hudson River Greenway: The ten blocks of the off-street path between 135th Street and 145th Street which had been blocked off were reopened at 10:00 this morning, according to a spokesperson for the city Department of Environmental Protection. While the path was closed due to repairs […]

Hudson River Greenway Closure Forces Cyclists Onto Unmarked Detour

By Noah Kazis | Jul 27, 2011 | 19 Comments

The Hudson River Greenway is the most heavily used bike path in the United States, carrying roughly one-seventh of all cyclists entering Manhattan below 50th Street. In Upper Manhattan, where there are fewer bike lanes and much less on-street protection for cyclists than further south, it is truly the backbone of the bike network. Despite […]

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