Mayor Reveals New ‘Acting’ DOT Commissioner: Margaret Forgione
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Polly Trottenberg's right hand will take over on Dec. 11.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Margaret Forgione
Citi Bike Arrives on the Upper East Side and Upper West Side
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Citi Bike has begun its expansion to the Upper East Side and Upper West Side. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Ben Kallos, DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione, DOT Deputy Commissioner for Policy Michael Replogle and Citi Bike General Manager Jules Flynn celebrated the first Citi Bike station on the Upper East Side with a photo-op […]
DOT Cuts Community-Endorsed Harlem Pedestrian Space for Double Parking
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A big new pedestrian space next to a busy Harlem park, installed last summer as part of a community board-backed traffic calming plan, is being scaled down by the agency that created it. Why the change? DOT says it’s responding to complaints that the original design created too much space for pedestrians, and not enough […]
Meatpacking District Will Get a Makeover
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A rendering of the proposed Gansevoort Plaza, looking southbound. Major public space improvements are on the drawing board for Lower Manhattan’s old Meat-Packing District. Ian Dutton, Houston Street bike safety organizer, professional airline pilot and Streetsblog reader has the report: Last year, community groups came together as the Greater Gansevoort Urban Improvement Project to develop […]