Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

This Week: Upper Manhattan Candidates Debate Transportation

By Noah Kazis | Sep 7, 2010 | 20 Comments

Labor Day and the Jewish high holidays make this an abbreviated week, but with the critical primary elections just seven days away, the state’s political world is going full-tilt. Tonight, at least three of the four candidates running to replace Eric Schneiderman in the State Senate will meet at a debate co-sponsored by Transportation Alternatives, […]

Stringer: 1,800 Parking Spots Too Many For Riverside Center; 1,100 Okay

By Noah Kazis | Sep 1, 2010 | 8 Comments

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer approved one block’s worth of underground parking for Riverside Center, but not two. Image: Extell Development Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer released his recommendations for the Riverside Center megaproject yesterday afternoon. Like Community Board 7, he doesn’t approve of Extell Development’s request to build more than 1,800 underground parking spaces […]

Eyes on the Street: Protected Bike Lane Discovered on Columbus Ave

By Ben Fried | Aug 23, 2010 | 10 Comments

Felix Morales tries out the freshly painted lane on his scooter. Photo: Ken Coughlin After a lot of great advocacy from the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance and a down-to-the-wire vote at Community Board 7 this spring, DOT crews are laying down the first on-street protected bikeway above 34th 59th Street, on Columbus Avenue between […]

Eyes on the Street: Safer Intersections for Young and Old on the UWS

By Ben Fried | Jul 27, 2010 | 10 Comments

Reader Lisa Sladkus sent in these photos of new pedestrian refuges on West End Avenue in the 60s. Above is the refuge that just went in at 66th Street, and after the jump you can see one on 61st Street. Both are awaiting plantings in their tree pits. These refuges are the most visible improvements […]

Manhattan CB 7 Demands 800 Fewer Parking Spaces at Riverside Center

By Noah Kazis | Jul 23, 2010 | 11 Comments

Riverside Center won’t build a second parking deck if CB 7’s recommendations are adopted. Image: Extell Development Manhattan Community Board 7 approved its recommendations for the Riverside Center mega-project in a special meeting last night, laying out a long list of demands. Many of the modifications would make the development more walkable, whether by integrating […]

Eyes on the Street: Cyclists Told to Walk Riverside-Hudson Greenway Link

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2010 | 38 Comments

New, and contradictory, signage in Riverside Park. We got a couple of e-mails this week about a new directive from the Parks Department ordering cyclists to dismount on the Riverside Park path that connects the Hudson River Greenway and Riverside Drive at W. 72nd Street. On his Flickr page, BicyclesOnly says he learned of the […]

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