Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Inwood

CB 12 Endorses Pedestrian Improvements for Broadway at Dyckman in Inwood

By Brad Aaron | Nov 27, 2013 | No Comments

Manhattan Community Board 12 last night endorsed proposed improvements to a hazardous Broadway intersection in Inwood. At Broadway at Dyckman/200th Street and Riverside Drive, pedestrians currently must negotiate long crossings while watching for drivers coming from different directions simultaneously. There were 128 crashes at the intersection from 2010 to 2012, according to DOT, resulting in injuries to three […]

CB 12 Committee Endorses Ped Improvements at Chaotic Inwood Intersection

By Brad Aaron | Nov 7, 2013 | 9 Comments

Long-awaited improvements to a hazardous Broadway crossing in Inwood could be implemented next year, if Community Board 12 passes a resolution that cleared the board’s transportation committee this week. The committee and around 50 residents gathered Monday night to hear DOT’s proposals for the intersection of Broadway, Dyckman/200th Street and Riverside Drive [PDF], where pedestrians must […]

At Long Last, DOT Proposes Bike Lanes for Upper Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Jun 6, 2013 | 14 Comments

Responding to years of citizen advocacy and a resolution from Manhattan Community Board 12, DOT has proposed bike lanes for a number of streets in Upper Manhattan. Most of the lanes, concentrated in Washington Heights [PDF], would be installed next year, after a consultation with CB 12 this fall. One would be protected by parked […]

Daily News Tries Race-Baiting to Gin Up Controversy Over Safer Streets

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2013 | 12 Comments

It’s truly amazing how much work the tabloids put into opposing measures that save lives. Take today’s Daily News, which resorted to race-baiting to gin up controversy over hard-won bike lanes in Upper Manhattan. Residents of Inwood and Washington Heights have been working for safer neighborhood streets for a long while. My first story on […]

NYPD Rarely Enforces Speed Limit on Deadly Broadway in Upper Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Feb 28, 2013 | 4 Comments

In our Tuesday post on the Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s latest “Most Dangerous Roads for Walking” report, we noted the concentration of pedestrian deaths on Broadway in Washington Heights, where pedestrian islands, protected bike lanes and other safety features are not present above 168th Street. In addition to engineering, another factor in pedestrian fatalities and injuries is, […]

34th Precinct Ceases Speed Enforcement After Inwood Slow Zone Goes In

By Brad Aaron | Jan 25, 2013 | 16 Comments

Here’s another example of how James Vacca and Jessica Lappin, if they’re serious about street safety, targeted the wrong agency for a public scolding yesterday. In September, DOT completed the installation of Manhattan’s first 20-mph “Slow Zone,” between Dyckman and W. 218th Streets west of Broadway, in Inwood. This Slow Zone was requested by my […]

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