Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Inwood

Will Curb Extensions and Signs Do the Job at Broadway and Dyckman?

By Brad Aaron | Jun 24, 2014 | 2 Comments

It won’t be long before pedestrians will have shorter crossing distances at Broadway, Dyckman Street, and Riverside Drive in Inwood. Last we checked, work was just getting underway on curb extensions, following the installation of signs prohibiting left turns for motorists approaching the intersection from all directions. As of this afternoon, the southeast curb extension […]

Eyes on the Street: Ped Improvements Take Shape at Broadway and Dyckman

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2014 | 1 Comment

DOT has begun work on pedestrian improvements at Broadway, Dyckman Street, and Riverside Drive in Inwood. With long crossings that required pedestrians to watch for drivers coming from different directions simultaneously, the five-legged intersection was the site of 128 crashes from 2010 to 2012, according to DOT. Last fall Community Board 12 endorsed a DOT plan for a mix of […]

Broadway Speed Limit to Drop to 25 MPH From Columbus Circle to Inwood

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2014 | 13 Comments

The speed limit will be lowered to 25 miles per hour on eight miles of upper Broadway this summer, DOT announced today. Motorists have killed 22 pedestrians on Broadway from Columbus Circle to W. 220 Street in Inwood since 2008, according to Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, who was flanked by NYPD officials, city and state […]

DOT: Improvements to Broadway at Dyckman Street Coming in May

By Brad Aaron | Apr 23, 2014 | 5 Comments

DOT should begin work next month on long-awaited improvements to a dangerous Broadway intersection in Inwood. Pedestrians are forced to negotiate long crossings while watching for drivers coming from different directions simultaneously where Broadway meets Dyckman/200th Street and Riverside Drive. There were 128 crashes there from 2010 to 2012, resulting in injuries to three cyclists, five pedestrians, and […]

Upper Manhattan Poised to Get Its First Protected Bike Lane

By Brad Aaron | Apr 8, 2014 | 25 Comments

DOT will install Upper Manhattan’s first protected bike lane this summer, pending an endorsement from Community Board 12. The parking-protected lane would run north-south on Fort George Hill, which is one-way southbound for drivers, between Fairview Avenue and Dyckman Street/Nagle Avenue. Its installation would be part of a slate of new bike facilities and refurbishments […]

Eyes on the Street: Rehab of Inwood’s 215th Step-Street Finally Underway

By Brad Aaron | Jan 28, 2014 | 4 Comments

After years of delays, work began today to rebuild the 215th Step-Street in Inwood. These stairs, which technically serve as a car-free street, connect residential blocks in northwest Inwood with shops on Broadway, and they are a link for commuters headed to the 1 train. The step-street is quite steep, with cracked stairs and broken lamps. The […]

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