Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Bronx

No Bike Lanes for Grand Concourse South of 158th Street — For Now

By David Meyer | Mar 4, 2016 | 8 Comments

DOT’s redesign of the Grand Concourse below 158th Street includes pedestrian safety measures and traffic calming treatments but no bike lanes. The agency says this stretch of the Concourse could get bike lanes in a future capital project, but it’s not clear how long the Bronx will have to wait for that. This is shaping up to […]

Envisioning a “Complete Concourse” South of 162nd Street

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2016 | 16 Comments

Will DOT go big with its redesign of the Grand Concourse? Last week the agency said it will “replace and upgrade existing bike lanes” on the Concourse, which gives an indication of what’s in store north of 162nd Street, but not to the south, where the street has no bike lanes. Transportation Alternatives’ “Complete the Concourse” […]

Hit-and-Run Drivers Killed Three Victims in Four Hours on Sunday [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Feb 29, 2016 | 8 Comments

Fatal Park Slope hit and run by Gothamist Correction: Park Slope Stoop reports that the Park Slope victim was walking, not riding a bike. The copy in this post has been altered accordingly. Hit-and-run drivers killed three New York City pedestrians within a few hours on Sunday. Jose Contreras, 63, was struck by the driver of a […]

DOT Adds Welcome Chunk of Pedestrian Space to Bronx Broadway Hellscape

By Brad Aaron | Feb 26, 2016 | 24 Comments

DOT reclaimed a nice chunk of space for pedestrians on a corner of Broadway in the Bronx, bringing some relief to an area that’s otherwise deplorable for New Yorkers who walk and bike. The curb on the northwest corner of Broadway at W. 231st Street in Kingsbridge, beneath the elevated 1 train, was once lined with parked […]

DOT: Grand Concourse Project to “Replace and Upgrade Existing Bike Lanes”

By David Meyer | Feb 24, 2016 | 21 Comments

With Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz calling for better bike infrastructure on the Grand Concourse, there’s some serious political momentum to make this major north-south thoroughfare a safer street. How far will DOT take it? The Grand Concourse is one of DOT’s Vision Zero “Great Streets” projects slated for capital improvements in the next few years. Currently, it has buffered bike […]

Epileptic Cab Driver on Trial for Murder for Bronx Sidewalk Killings

By Brad Aaron | Feb 24, 2016 | 4 Comments

The driver of a green cab who killed a child and a man on a Bronx sidewalk last year was charged with murder. The Bronx district attorney’s office said Emilio Garcia was not taking his epilepsy medication when he fatally struck 5-year-old Tierre Clark and 25-year-old Kadeem Brown on the Grand Concourse at E. 170th Street on March 20, […]

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