Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Why Arguments Against the Amsterdam Protected Bike Lane Don’t Hold Up

By David Meyer | Feb 2, 2016 | 43 Comments

This is the day Manhattan Community Board 7 will finally vote on DOT’s redesign of Amsterdam Avenue from 72nd Street to 110th Street, which will calm traffic and bring safety improvements — including a protected bike lane — to what is now a surface speedway cutting through the heart of the Upper West Side. It’s been a long […]

Levine to CB 7: Support the Amsterdam Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Jan 29, 2016 | 12 Comments

Next Tuesday, Community Board 7 is slated to vote on the Amsterdam Avenue protected bike lane, and Council Member Mark Levine wants to be crystal clear: The street needs a redesign that includes a protected bike lane. In a letter sent to CB 7 members today, Levine makes the case that by shortening crossing distances, reducing speeding, and adding a protected bike lane, DOT’s […]

Parks Department Proposes 9-Block Bike Detour on Hudson River Greenway

By David Meyer | Jan 14, 2016 | 44 Comments

Cyclists could be forced to take a winding, hilly detour away from the Hudson River Greenway between 73rd Street and 82nd Street, thanks to a proposal from the Parks Department that has the support of Council Member Helen Rosenthal. As DNAinfo reported, Parks landscape architect Margaret Bracken presented the plan at Monday’s Manhattan Community Board 7 […]

CB 7 Members, Upper West Siders Back Amsterdam Ave Protected Bikeway

By David Meyer | Nov 11, 2015 | 41 Comments

The room was packed last night for DOT’s long-awaited plan for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side [PDF], with about 120 people turning out at the Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting. Most residents and committee members praised the plan, though no vote was held. DOT says it […]

DOT Will Present Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane Design Tonight

By Ben Fried | Nov 10, 2015 | 11 Comments

It’s happening: At tonight’s Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting, NYC DOT will present plans for a northbound protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. The first phase of the project calls for a protected bike lane and pedestrian refuges from 72nd Street to 110th Street, which could be implemented as soon as […]

Upper West Siders Call on DOT to Make Amsterdam Avenue a Complete Street

By Ben Fried | Nov 2, 2015 | 5 Comments

Next week — November 10 to be precise — DOT is expected to present a proposal to redesign Amsterdam Avenue for greater safety. The redesign is a long time coming. This summer marked the third time in the past six years that Manhattan Community Board 7 has asked DOT for a protected bike lane on Amsterdam. On Halloween, […]

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