Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Inwood

Motorist With Now-Expired NYC Disability Placard Still Blocking Curb Ramp

By Brad Aaron | Nov 25, 2014 | 35 Comments

And now back to Seaman Avenue. A few weeks ago we noted that motorists who obtain disability permits from the city can basically park wherever they want, even in “no parking” zones with curb ramps for pedestrians with disabilities. An unmarked crosswalk at Seaman and W. 214th Street, in Inwood, is a favorite spot for […]

DOT: Seaman Avenue Bike Lanes Won’t Return This Year

By Brad Aaron | Nov 24, 2014 | 17 Comments

The asphalt is fresh, the yellow lines and crosswalks installed, but DOT won’t be returning bike lanes to Seaman Avenue until next year, according to the office of local City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. Seaman Avenue is the only designated north-south bike route between the Hudson River Greenway and the Bronx, and it’s the trunk […]

Eyes on the Street: When Will Inwood Get Its Scarce Bike Lanes Back?

By Brad Aaron | Nov 20, 2014 | 27 Comments

As Streetsblog readers know, Inwood is the Manhattan neighborhood where DOT periodically and without warning takes away bike infrastructure. So locals were pleased when in 2013 DOT announced a handful of modest bike projects for Inwood and Washington Heights, including Upper Manhattan’s first protected bike lane, and the rehabbing of bike lanes on Seaman Avenue, which […]

Motorist With NYC Disability Placard Blocks Curb Ramp With Car — Legally

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2014 | 6 Comments

I’ve taken up the early morning walk habit, and my route takes me through the intersection of Seaman Avenue and W. 214th Street, in Inwood. It’s a T intersection with an unmarked crosswalk and curb cuts. I wrote a few months back about how DOT basically did away with a lot of unmarked crosswalks by […]

Eyes on the Street: Time for Automated Turn Ban Enforcement in Inwood?

By Brad Aaron | Sep 3, 2014 | 5 Comments

Motorists are ignoring new turn restrictions intended to keep pedestrians safe at a revamped Broadway intersection in Inwood. Over the summer, DOT added pedestrian space and implemented turn prohibitions where Broadway meets Dyckman Street and Riverside Drive, a five-spoked intersection that sees a lot of crashes. The four left turn bans are meant to keep motorists […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Channel on Inwood Hill Park Rail Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2014 | 14 Comments

Reader Kimberly Kinchen tweeted this photo of a new bike channel on the stairs of the bridge over train tracks that separate Dyckman Fields, on the Hudson River, from the rest of Inwood Hill Park, to the east. “It’s only on the second flight so far,” wrote Kinchen. “I assume they’ll install them on the […]

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