Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about New York State DOT

State DOT contractors placed jersey barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in 2017 to prevent cars from mowing down cyclists — but only now the state is going to improve the unprotected intersections. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

State DOT Straightens Jersey Barriers So They Don’t Completely Ruin Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | Nov 8, 2017 | 16 Comments

Several days after dropping long concrete barriers at dangerous angles across the Hudson River Greenway, New York State DOT is finally straightening them out to run parallel with the bike path.

Bulky jersey barriers remain strewn across the Hudson River Greenway at dangerous angles, three days after state DOT said they would be straightened out. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

Security Theater Continues to Squeeze West Side Greenway

By David Meyer | Nov 6, 2017 | 22 Comments

State DOT said it would re-orient jersey barriers to make them parallel with the path, but three days later, many barriers are still straddling the greenway at dangerous angles.

Reason may prevail. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

De Blasio: Greenway Barriers Need to Change So “People Can Still Ride Their Bikes”

By David Meyer | Nov 3, 2017 | 35 Comments

Mayor de Blasio said the placement of concrete barriers on the Hudson River Greenway in response to Tuesday's truck attack needs to change. "I think what was originally put in just in the last day or so needs some revision to make sure people can still ride their bikes," he said.

A state DOT jersey barrier at 50th Street. Photo: @aghoXoh6joh2liP/Twitter

Stop Ruining the Hudson River Greenway in the Name of Security

By David Meyer | Nov 3, 2017 | 83 Comments

The preventive measures installed after Tuesday's fatal attack have cut the width of the Hudson River Greenway in half at some locations, pinching the movement of cyclists and pedestrians on a crowded path used by thousands of people each day.

The state DOT plan calls for a highway ramp abutting the Bronx River and flying over part of Concrete Plant Park.

Tell State DOT Hunts Point Doesn’t Need Another Highway Blocking Access to the Bronx River

By David Meyer | Oct 16, 2017 | 29 Comments

The public has until Wednesday, October 18, to tell the New York State Department of Transportation to alter a plan for new Bruckner Expressway ramps that would cut Hunts Point off from the Bronx River.

Meet the new Sheridan "Boulevard." As envisioned by New York State DOT, it's not much different than today's Sheridan Expressway. Image: State DOT

Cuomo’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Is Not What the South Bronx Asked For

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2017 | 27 Comments

South Bronx advocates are raising the alarm about the Cuomo administration's plans for the Sheridan Expressway, saying the state DOT is rushing ahead with a project that ignores years of advocacy for safer neighborhood streets with less truck traffic.

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