Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

Meet the new Sheridan "Boulevard." As envisioned by New York State DOT, it's not much different than today's Sheridan Expressway. Image: State DOT

Cuomo’s Sheridan Expressway Plan Is Not What the South Bronx Asked For

By David Meyer | Jun 30, 2017 | 27 Comments

South Bronx advocates are raising the alarm about the Cuomo administration's plans for the Sheridan Expressway, saying the state DOT is rushing ahead with a project that ignores years of advocacy for safer neighborhood streets with less truck traffic.

Broadway at W. 254th Street, where Jorge Hernaiz fatally struck Marino Nunez in 2015. A plan to make this stretch of Broadway safer for walking and biking is under attack from Bronx Community Board 8. Photo: Google Maps

Retired NYPD Officer Pleads to Homicide in Killing of Bronx Pedestrian Marino Nunez

By Brad Aaron | Jun 28, 2017 | 6 Comments

Jorge Hernaiz, who worked at the 43rd Precinct, had a BAC of .25 when he fatally struck Nunez on Broadway in Riverdale, then tried to remove the victim from underneath his car.

The state DOT's initial concept for the Sheridan Expressway replacement would remain a wide, dangerous street designed mainly to move large trucks. Image: NY Governor's Office

Will Cuomo Botch the Sheridan Expressway Removal?

By Jay Arzu | Jun 8, 2017 | 9 Comments

The Cuomo administration intends to decommission the Sheridan Expressway, which cuts off South Bronx neighborhoods from the Bronx River. But will it turn the Sheridan into a walkable street or a wide, rumbling arterial for trucks?

The DOT plan would shorten crossing distances and make room for a two-way protected bike lane. Image: DOT

Andy Cohen Knows Broadway Won't Get Safer If It Stays Wide and Fast

By David Meyer | May 26, 2017 | 4 Comments

Will DOT make Broadway a safe street for people walking to Van Cortlandt Park and a viable bike route for the northwest Bronx?

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg on the Grand Concourse yesterday. Photo: NYC DOT

The Goal for NYC Streets Should Go Beyond “Vision Zero” — The Grand Concourse Shows Why

By David Meyer | May 26, 2017 | 4 Comments

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg was in the Bronx yesterday to tout safety improvements on the Grand Concourse, historically one of the borough's most dangerous streets for walking and biking. But a lot more needs to change on the Grand Concourse, which still lacks safe, continuous bikeways and treatments to speed up trips for bus riders.

Citi Bikes aren't performing that well. Photo: Adrian Nutter/Flickr

City Hall and Motivate in Talks to Expand Citi Bike to the Bronx and Staten Island

By David Meyer | May 18, 2017 | 27 Comments

Bike-share operator Motivate is in talks with the city to increase the bicycles in its system by another 50 percent after the current round of expansion wraps up this year, including stations in the Bronx and Staten Island. City Hall would not contribute funds but would grant Motivate more favorable terms in its contract with the city.

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