Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

DOT's redesign of the 79th Street rotunda omits protection for people attempting to access the country's most popular bike path. Image: DOT

Back to The Drawing Board: DOT Reconsidering Its Dangerous 79th Street Rotunda Upgrade

By David Meyer | Jan 31, 2019 | 3 Comments

But it's unclear what the "fix" will be.

The city will no longer ask community boards for approval of speed bumps, Streetsblog has learned. File photo: Noah Kazis.

FINALLY! City Begins Ignoring Safety Naysayers on Community Boards

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 28, 2019 | 4 Comments

To start, community boards will no longer be a speed bump on speed bumps.

DOT’s $200-Million Rotunda Fix Leaves Cyclists in Danger

By David Meyer | Dec 20, 2018 | 20 Comments

It's simply a plan that does not make sense, Upper West Siders say.

The problem: Too many trucks and not enough loading zones. Photo: Laura A. Shepard

City Ignores West Side Request for Loading Zones — Putting Parking Over Safety

By David Meyer | Nov 27, 2018 | 11 Comments

A Manhattan community board's request for dedicated loading zones along Central Park West and West End Avenue has received silence from the de Blasio administration.

Queens community boards are on average older than the borough itself. Image: Dietrich VanVlissingen

ENDORSEMENT: Vote Yes on Ballot Proposal 3

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 5, 2018 | 6 Comments

Let's make community boards better and more diverse.

Bike lane markings on West 110th Street between Columbus Avenue and Manhattan Avenue. Photo: Mendy Haskel

‘Death Trap’ for Upper Manhattan as DOT Refuses to Install Long-Sought Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 5, 2018 | 7 Comments

The residents wanted a protected bike lane on W. 110th St. The city didn't listen.

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