Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Ian Dutton

DOT Asks Public for Ideas on Shoupian Parking Program

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2008 | 7 Comments

More livable streets news out of Manhattan’s Community Board 2. This Thursday, at the request of DOT, CB2 will hold a public strategy session to consider how variable-rate parking might work in the district. If participants determine that such a program would benefit the neighborhood, said CB2’s Ian Dutton, DOT has pledged to implement a […]

Manhattan CB2 Unanimously Approves Eighth Avenue Cycle Track

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2008 | 15 Comments

The cycle track will replace the current buffered bike lane on Eighth Avenue. In a pair of votes last week, DOT’s plan for a protected bike path on Eighth Avenue got the thumbs up from Community Board 2. On Tuesday, the transportation committee approved a resolution expressing support for the cycle track, and on Thursday, […]

“Don’t Block the Box” Bill Clears Albany

By Ben Fried | Jun 23, 2008 | 23 Comments

With 2800 agents able to enforce rules against blocking the box, drivers may soon take these signs seriously. A bill intended to step up enforcement against drivers who block the box made it through the state legislature last Thursday. While the measure is not expected to play a major role in traffic reduction, it should […]

Petrosino Square to Expand Into Lafayette Street

By Brad Aaron | Jun 12, 2008 | 8 Comments

Alan Gerson extolls the value of using underutilized traffic lanes for park space, with Friends of Petrosino Square founder Georgette Fleischer, Parks Borough Commissioner Bill Castro and CB 2 Chair Brad Hoylman Manhattan Community Board 2 member Ian Dutton reports that this morning city officials held a groundbreaking for the renovation of Petrosino Square. As […]

Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes

By Brad Aaron | Mar 25, 2008 | 8 Comments

Not only are Portland, Oregon’s new bike boxes to be accompanied by a motorist safety campaign, they’re also making them hard for drivers to miss at street level. Note the "Get Behind It" sign to the right. Compare the Portland version to a New York bike box: Could this call for a green […]

DOT Details Prince Street “Open Sundays” Project

By Brad Aaron | Mar 12, 2008 | 24 Comments

On weekends, 200 vehicles and 4,500 pedestrians per hour make their way down Prince Street, yet the vast majority of the street’s public space is given over to motor vehicle traffic and parking. Community Board 2’s Traffic & Transportation Committee heard specifics last night on a DOT pilot project that would open a segment of […]

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