Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

Upper West Side Pedestrians Injured in Two Crashes on Same Block

By Brad Aaron | Jun 15, 2010 | 5 Comments

Between 1995 and 2005, there were over 100 pedestrian and cyclist injuries where Broadway and Amsterdam meet at 71st Street, according to Transportation Alternatives’ Crashstat. One block north, three pedestrians were killed during the same period — one on Amsterdam and two on Broadway. Image: Google Maps We received word from a reader that a […]

Vote on UWS’s “No-Brainer” Bike Lane Shouldn’t Have Been a Squeaker

By Noah Kazis | Jun 2, 2010 | 35 Comments

DOT’s plan for a protected bike lane on Columbus won’t take away a travel lane or a parking lane. So why the hesitation? Image: NYCDOT Last night’s Community Board 7 vote to support a protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue was very close — closer than it should have been. The fact that the resolution […]

In Close Vote, CB 7 Supports Safe Cycling for Upper West Side

By Noah Kazis | Jun 2, 2010 | 7 Comments

Cheers erupted from the audience after the vote supporting protected bike lanes. Photo: Noah Kazis In a nailbiter, Manhattan Community Board 7 voted last night to support protected bike lanes on Columbus Avenue. The result was in doubt until the final minutes, despite a truly overwhelming demonstration of community support for safer cycling on the […]

At First Riverside Center Hearing, Planning Commission Quiet on Parking

By Noah Kazis | May 25, 2010 | No Comments

On the west side of Manhattan, Extell Development is proposing to build two levels of below-ground parking, each covering most of the two-block footprint of the Riverside Center site. Image: Extell Development [PDF] The City Planning Commission certified Extell Development’s parking-filled Riverside Center proposal yesterday afternoon, setting in motion the city’s land use review process. […]

Major Test for Parking Reform Shaping Up on Manhattan’s West Side

By Ben Fried | May 24, 2010 | 18 Comments

The site plan for Riverside Center includes a large ramp for motorists to access below-ground garages (bottom center). Image: Extell Development Are New York City’s planning commissioners serious about parking reform? An important test case is shaping up on Manhattan’s west side, where Extell Development is trying to build 1,800 parking spaces in an area […]

Eyes on the Street: Livery Car Jumps Sidewalk, Injuring Elderly Woman

By Ben Fried | May 14, 2010 | 9 Comments

A reader sends these pictures of a crash scene at Broadway and 98th Street yesterday evening. The photographer tells us that "a black car traveling northbound swerved onto the sidewalk to avoid a southbound taxi turning left." According to FDNY, the driver struck an elderly woman, and the impact threw her against a wall. She […]

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