Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Eyes on the Street: Adam Clayton Powell Now Safer, With or Without CB 10

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2013 | 12 Comments

Harlem’s Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard, connecting Macombs Dam Bridge to Central Park, has long been a dangerous speedway. DOT clocked drivers traveling as fast as 52 mph on the six-lane divided road, with up to two-thirds of evening drivers going above the 30 mph speed limit. Between 2006 and 2012, twelve pedestrians were killed on the […]

Council Member Jackson “Pleased” With Cancellation of 125th Street SBS

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2013 | 40 Comments

Reactions have been rolling in since DOT and the MTA announced this morning that they are canceling plans for Select Bus Service on 125th Street. Council Member Robert Jackson, whose district includes West Harlem, welcomed the news. “He’s pleased that they listened to concerns and didn’t move forward with Select Bus Service,” Jackson spokesperson Frances […]

First Downsized, Now Cancelled: DOT and MTA Drop 125th Street SBS Plan

By Stephen Miller | Jul 16, 2013 | 26 Comments

Facing opposition led by State Senator Bill Perkins, NYC DOT and the MTA have cancelled the plan to bring Select Bus Service to 125th Street in Harlem. The plan, which was trimmed in half in May, cutting bus lanes out of West Harlem, has now been shelved. As a result, tens of thousands of daily […]

TWU Still Backs Bill Perkins After He Leaves 125th Street Riders in the Lurch

By Stephen Miller | May 31, 2013 | 9 Comments

State Senator Bill Perkins successfully pressured DOT into shrinking its plan for Select Bus Service on 125th Street in Harlem. Now that the city is moving ahead with a shorter bus lane, it looks like Perkins still might not pay any political price for sticking more than 32,000 daily bus riders with a slow ride. The […]

125th Street Riders: Bus Lanes Should Go All the Way to Morningside

By Stephen Miller | May 30, 2013 | 13 Comments

Yesterday we reported that State Senator Bill Perkins’ office has finally expressed satisfaction with the 125th Street bus improvement project, now that DOT has watered it down by shortening the dedicated bus lanes. Previously, Perkins had called on the city to “slow down” the plan to bring Select Bus Service to 125th Street due to what […]

DOT Trims Harlem Bus Plan; Bill Perkins’ Office: “We Are Definitely Pleased”

By Stephen Miller | May 29, 2013 | 11 Comments

Congratulations are in order for State Senator Bill Perkins, who has successfully condemned more than 32,000 crosstown bus riders to travel on 125th Street at speeds that are often slower than walking. His pressure to revise a plan for dedicated bus lanes and other measures to prioritize surface transit — culminating in an “emergency” town […]

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