Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Inwood

Eyes on the Street: Next-Gen No Standing Signs in Inwood

By Brad Aaron | Feb 6, 2012 | 6 Comments

The city recently replaced four parking spots at Park Terrace West and W. 218th Street, in Inwood, with a no standing zone. The 34th Precinct reportedly requested the change to give drivers exiting Park Terrace West, a northbound one-way street, a better view of east-west traffic on 218th. Inevitably, car owners accustomed to parking at […]

Eyes on the Street: What’s Wrong With This Picture?

By Brad Aaron | Dec 1, 2011 | 2 Comments

A few weeks ago muni-meters began popping up on the streets of Inwood. Naturally, this made me wonder if the city had considered turning the neighborhood’s defunct coin-op meters into bike racks. DOT has converted discarded meter poles into racks in other parts of the city, and livable streets advocates have long noted Inwood’s lack […]

City Says Decrepit Inwood Step-Street on Track for Rehab

By Brad Aaron | Oct 21, 2011 | 4 Comments

It was supposed to happen circa 2005. Then in 2009. Now the city says the restoration of a crumbling block-long staircase that serves as a pedestrian-only street in Inwood will be finished by summer 2013. The 215th Step-Street connects Broadway to residential blocks at Inwood’s northern end. For years its cracked stairs and broken lamps […]

CB 12’s Bike Resolution Testifies to Uptown Support for Safer Streets

By Noah Kazis | Jul 12, 2011 | No Comments

In the wake of its long-planned bike lane forum, Manhattan Community Board 12 has finalized a resolution calling for a major study of bike infrastructure of Upper Manhattan, available in full above. Overall it’s a strong demonstration of support for the expansion of bikeways in the area. Perhaps most importantly, the resolution, which passed by […]

Tonight: Upper Manhattanites Finally Get to Talk About Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Jun 16, 2011 | 4 Comments

After years of delays, a citizen-generated plan for a separated bike path in Upper Manhattan will get an audience tonight. The Dyckman Greenway Connector would, as the name suggests, link the east- and west-side Greenways a short distance from the northern tip of Manhattan, in Inwood, completing an uptown circuit for commuters and recreational riders. […]

Three Years In, Might the Dyckman Bike Path Finally Get a Hearing?

By Brad Aaron | May 26, 2011 | 1 Comment

It’s been over three years since residents of Inwood first proposed a separated bike path for Dyckman/200th Street, one that would link Manhattan’s east- and west-side Greenways and help foster a safer and more humane environment for neighborhood cyclists and pedestrians. So persistent are advocates of the project, known informally as the “Dyckman Greenway Connector,” […]

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