Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Upper West Side Residents Fed Up With CB 7 Inaction on Complete Streets

By Stephen Miller | Oct 5, 2012 | 55 Comments

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 7’s transportation committee debated the merits of bringing protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges to Columbus and Amsterdam Avenues between 59th and 110th Streets. This would be a big gain for the Upper West Side, which currently only has one mile of protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue. After years of […]

Tomorrow: Speak Up for Safer Streets on the Upper West Side

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2012 | 7 Comments

Tomorrow night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 will take public input on the possible expansion of protected bike lanes on the Upper West Side. On the agenda is a request from the board that DOT complete a proposal for protected lanes and other changes to the streetscape, including pedestrian islands, turning lanes […]

Eyes on the Street: Upper West Side Crash Leaves Vehicle Overturned

By Brad Aaron | May 4, 2012 | 5 Comments

Reader Daniel Green sends in this picture of a Thursday afternoon crash at Broadway and W. 77th Street. According to FDNY, the crash occurred at approximately 1:21 p.m. One person was treated for injuries and released, while a second was hospitalized at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt, a spokesperson said. FDNY did not know if bystanders were among […]

West Side Study Offers Lots of Little Improvements, No Transformations

By Noah Kazis | Apr 27, 2012 | 2 Comments

The Department of Transportation has completed a multi-year transportation study of the Upper West Side, and Wednesday night the agency walked local residents through the many proposed changes [PDF]. The suggestions for the area between 55th and 86th Streets, west of Central Park, include a number of valuable intersection-level improvements to pedestrian safety, but left […]

After 18 Months of Bike Lane, Columbus Ave Retail Looks as Strong as Ever

By Ben Fried | Mar 30, 2012 | 14 Comments

You might remember a wave of news stories that broke around this time last year with headlines like: “Columbus Avenue Business Owners Say Bike Lanes Driving Down Bottom Line,” or “Lack of Parking Destroying Columbus Avenue Business,” or “Study: Street Redesign Hurting Upper West Side Businesses.” The Columbus Avenue bike lane, with its 28 pedestrian […]

Eyes on the Street: Curb-Jumping Cab Driver Hits Pedestrians on UWS

By Brad Aaron | Dec 21, 2011 | 16 Comments

Streetsblog reader Liz Patek sent in these photos of the aftermath of a Tuesday afternoon crash at 68th Street and Broadway, in front of the Loews Lincoln Square movie theater. Liz writes: Police were still on the scene. From talking to people, it appears that the cab backed up at a high speed around the […]

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