Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

DOT Cuts Community-Endorsed Harlem Pedestrian Space for Double Parking

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2013 | 20 Comments

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 […]

Harlem CBs Mull Morningside Traffic Calming, Open Door to Bike Lane Plans

By Stephen Miller | Oct 25, 2013 | 5 Comments

On Wednesday evening, Manhattan Community Boards 9 and 10 jointly hosted a public forum on traffic calming for Morningside Avenue, including a presentation by NYC DOT about its safety proposals. Board members were generally receptive to DOT’s plan, which is expected to go back to each board for resolutions of support, while offering their own […]

Tonight: Tell Manhattan CBs That Harlem Needs a Safer Morningside Avenue

By Brad Aaron and Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2013 | 4 Comments

Community Boards 9 and 10 in Harlem will again hear from DOT tonight on a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue [PDF]. The proposal was developed in response to a request from the North Star Neighborhood Association, and though there is general agreement that speeding drivers are a major problem on Morningside, the community boards […]

The Abbreviated Plan for 125th Street Select Bus Service Is Back

By Stephen Miller | Oct 11, 2013 | 24 Comments

State Senator Bill Perkins let it slip during a hearing yesterday, and today the MTA and DOT made it official [PDF]: Select Bus Service is back on track for M60 buses running along 125th Street, scheduled to launch in April 2014. After community boards and local elected officials raised concerns about the months-long planning process, […]

Harlem CBs Dither on Pedestrian Safety While SI Board Begs for Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Sep 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Last week, Staten Island Community Board 1 passed a resolution asking DOT to install bike lanes, while in Manhattan, a community-requested plan for a road diet and pedestrian islands continues to be delayed by two Harlem community boards. After months of organizing by Transportation Alternatives — resulting in more than 260 petition signatures and 22 partners signing onto a […]

Tonight: Community Boards Weigh Harlem and Staten Island Traffic Calming

By Stephen Miller | Sep 19, 2013 | 3 Comments

Last week, DOT presented a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue in Harlem [PDF] with a road diet and pedestrian islands. Community Board 10’s transportation committee, which has a track record of dithering on and opposing livable streets projects, asked DOT for more data. Tonight, the action shifts to adjacent Community Board 9, which also covers […]

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