Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Harlem

Big Box Mall’s Giant Parking Garage a Predictable, Preventable Waste

By Noah Kazis | Jul 8, 2010 | 43 Comments

Despite copious subsidized parking at East River Plaza, most customers still walk or take transit to get there. Who could have seen that coming? Image: Curbed In a surprise to few, the wannabe-suburban East River Plaza big box mall can’t fill its 1,428 space parking lot. As the Wall Street Journal reported this week, Manhattan […]

East Harlem to Bloomberg: Protected Bike Lanes Must Extend Uptown

By Noah Kazis | Jun 10, 2010 | 36 Comments

East Harlem will only be getting a bike lane upgrade on First Avenue this year (top). Protected lanes like those slated for downtown (bottom) have not been guaranteed. East Harlem residents are outraged by the city’s backtracking on plans to bring protected bike lanes to their neighborhood. At a public meeting about the re-design of […]

East Side Re-Design Moves Ahead, But Full Bike Corridor Is on Hold

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Jun 7, 2010 | 18 Comments

The re-design of First and Second Avenues has been a complex project to judge since the initial plans were unveiled earlier this year. From the beginning, it’s been the most ambitious re-envisioning of a major corridor we’ve seen in New York City to date: 250 blocks of faster bus service and safer traveling for cyclists […]

Two 125th Street Intersections Slated for Ped Safety Fixes

By Noah Kazis | Apr 15, 2010 | 9 Comments

The proposed redesign for the intersection of 125th Street and Lenox Avenue. The project would convert left-turn bays on Lenox into wider pedestrian refuges. Image: NYCDOT Harlem’s Main Street is slated to receive some pedestrian safety improvements at two dangerous intersections. Where 125th Street meets Lenox and St. Nicholas Avenues, NYCDOT safety plans call for […]

Upper East Side Workshop Kicks Off New Street Safety Campaign

By Noah Kazis | Mar 17, 2010 | 14 Comments

"You can’t control what you can’t measure," the saying goes. So to get a better grip on street safety on Manhattan’s East Side, Transportation Alternatives started by collecting better data about local traffic collisions and injuries. Last night, a group of Upper East Siders used that information to begin imagining what a safer neighborhood might […]

The Next New York: How the Planning Department Sabotages Sustainability

By Noah Kazis | Feb 19, 2010 | 18 Comments

The Argyle, a new arrival on Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue, is close to transit but cedes the ground floor to parking rather than retail or even a stoop. Parking requirements throughout New York compromise walkable development. Image: Brownstoner. This is the second installment in a three-part series on the reshaping of New York City and its […]

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