Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper East Side

CB 8 Committee Warms to Bike-Share, Sets Aside Bike Licenses

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2011 | 2 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 8 has a checkered history when it comes to bike-friendly policies. In the past few years, the Upper East Side CB voted repeatedly to support protected bike lanes, but also put out resolutions drenched with anti-bike vitriol on more than one occasion (most recently this June, when the subject was establishing shared […]

Tow Truck Driver Hit and Killed 86-Year-Old Woman on Upper East Side

By Noah Kazis | Oct 26, 2011 | 23 Comments

A tow truck driver struck and killed an 86-year-old woman walking on the Upper East Side yesterday morning. The driver was turning left from Fifth Avenue onto 65th Street at 9:30 a.m. when he hit the victim, who was walking north in the crosswalk, according to the NYPD. An NYPD spokesperson said that “no criminality […]

With CB 8 Vote, East Side Bikeway Ready to Run From Houston to 125th

By Noah Kazis | Sep 22, 2011 | 10 Comments

Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 8 voted in favor of building a protected bike lane on First Avenue between 60th Street and 96th Street. Once construction is finished, the lane will be one segment of a complete street running from Houston to 125th with Select Bus Service, protected bike lanes and […]

CB 8 Committee May Not Love Cyclists, But Still Votes for Safer First Avenue

By Noah Kazis | Sep 8, 2011 | 18 Comments

On the Upper East Side, community board members are willing to vote for safer streets, so long as they can vent about cyclists beforehand. After a discussion that emphasized bad bike behavior, the transportation committee of Community Board 8 voted 9-2, with one abstention, to support the construction of a protected bike lane on First […]

Next Week: DOT to Re-Present Plans for East Side Bike Lanes Up to 125th

By Brad Aaron | Aug 31, 2011 | 4 Comments

After over a year of protests from residents and electeds clamoring for safer streets, next week DOT will present its proposal for extending the First and Second Avenue bike lanes north to 125th Street. The presentations will mark the second time around the community board circuit for bike-ped safety plans on those streets, which were […]

CB 8 Votes For Car-Free Park Trial, Declares All Cyclists Scofflaws

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2011 | 24 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 8 voted Wednesday night in favor of a car-free Central Park trial this summer, joining an increasingly long list of community boards in support of the proposal. My unofficial tally of the roll call had the final vote at 36-8 in favor. The car-free park trial has picked up committee votes at […]

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