Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Lower East Side

Prepping for July Bike-Share Launch, DOT Shows Prelim Station Sites to CB 3

By Ben Fried | Apr 12, 2012 | 11 Comments

After several months of public meetings and online feedback on bike-share station siting, NYC DOT is beginning to tour community boards with preliminary station maps in preparation for launching North America’s most expansive bike-share system this July. Yesterday evening, NYC DOT Policy Director Jon Orcutt walked the transportation and public safety committee of Manhattan Community […]

Community Board 3 Approves Delancey Street Safety Improvements

By Ben Fried | Mar 29, 2012 | 6 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 3 signed off on a package of safety improvements for deadly Delancey Street Tuesday night, according to State Senator Daniel Squadron’s office. The plan, presented by NYC DOT in February, narrows the crossing distance at 14 out of 19 intersections between the Williamsburg Bridge and the Bowery, but doesn’t substantially alter signal […]

Eyes On The Street: Cyclists Ticketing Cyclists

By Noah Kazis | Feb 23, 2012 | 32 Comments

Via Bowery Boogie, two photos of bike-riding NYPD officers writing up two other cyclists for running red lights at the corner of Bowery and Delancey. The Good: NYPD officers on bikes are not a sight you see every day. Bicycles can help police get around better in heavily congested areas and break down officers’ windshield […]

DOT Shortens Pedestrian Crossings on Delancey, Doesn’t Touch Traffic

By Noah Kazis | Feb 9, 2012 | 2 Comments

The crosswalks will be getting shorter on Delancey Street — one of the city’s deadliest corridors — thanks to a new safety plan from the Department of Transportation [PDF]. At 14 of 19 crossings between Clinton Street and the Bowery, neckdowns will extend the sidewalk into the street, making the distance across the extremely wide […]

Delancey Safety Plan Will Widen Sidewalks, Lengthen Crossing Times

By Noah Kazis | Feb 8, 2012 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation’s plan to improve safety on Delancey Street will make it easier to cross the deadly artery, a press release from State Senator Dan Squadron’s office confirms. The plan will widen sidewalks, shorten crossing distances and extend the length of pedestrian signals, among the shortest in the city. The improvements are expected […]

DNAInfo: Pedestrians Have No Time to Cross Delancey

By Noah Kazis | Jan 31, 2012 | 19 Comments

In the wake of the death of Dashane Santana, the 12-year-old girl killed by a minivan driver while she was crossing Delancey Street earlier this month, Lower East Side leaders are demanding safety improvements for the many pedestrians who cross this approach to the Williamsburg Bridge. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Borough President Scott Stringer, State […]

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