Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Lower East Side

Bigger Sidewalks But No Protected Bike Lane for Houston Street

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2009 | 14 Comments

A photosim of the East Houston Street plan; existing condition shown inset. Image: DCP. The reconstruction of East Houston Street will include wider medians, bigger sidewalks, fewer traffic lanes, and a new bike lane. But instead of installing a physically protected path for cyclists, the city plans to paint a buffered, Class 2 lane. The […]

Cops Ticketing Cyclists on Delancey Side of Willy-B

By Ben Fried | Apr 2, 2009 | 27 Comments

A reader sends this note about today’s commute: Cops ticketing bikers on Delancey by the Williamsburg Bridge this morning. They claimed it wasn’t us, that they were sent out because of community board complaints about bikers. "The community board made us do it." If that’s the case, then can we also get ramped up enforcement […]

Impromptu Shared Space Calms Soho Intersection

By Ben Fried | Mar 5, 2009 | 6 Comments

Reader Tim Koelle sends this report of a busted traffic signal gone terribly right at the intersection of West Broadway and Grand yesterday morning: I watched for an hour while cars, trucks and pedestrians shared this space quietly… with civility! Little honking, no aggressive driving, no traffic cop. Why? Because the light was out. No […]

Tonight: Support Major Ped and Bike Improvements at CB3 Meeting

By Ben Fried | Feb 11, 2009 | 5 Comments

Pedestrian plazas would reclaim six intersections connecting the Allen and Pike Street malls. Apologies for the last-minute heads up, but livable streets supporters in Chinatown and the Lower East Side won’t want to miss this action at Community Board 3 tonight. A DOT project to expand pedestrian space and add center median protected bike paths […]

Alan Gerson Wants Greater “Review” of DOT Bike Safety Plans

By Aaron Naparstek | Dec 8, 2008 | 20 Comments

In 2006, Alan Gerson helmeted-up and rallied for a protected bike lane on Houston St. On a day when you’d hope City Council members would be focused on the Bikes in Buildings bill, Manhattan City Councilman Alan Gerson is planning to introduce a new piece of legislation aimed at giving someone — presumably City Council […]

Two Pedestrians Killed Today in Separate Hit-and-Run Crashes

By Ben Fried | Oct 24, 2008 | No Comments

More grim news today: Gothamist and Fox 5 are reporting that a man was killed when he was struck by a big rig on Bowery and Grand. The truck driver continued over the Manhattan Bridge and was stopped by police on the BQE, according to Gothamist. And in Dyker Heights this morning, a driver killed […]

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