Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Washington Heights

CB 12 Committee Puts Parking Over Safety in Vote on Uptown Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Mar 5, 2015 | 35 Comments

DOT is proposing significant bicycle and pedestrian upgrades in Washington Heights, but the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee wants to nibble away at a protected bike lane in the plan. The committee voted to support the DOT plan but with modifications that would shrink a proposed protected bike lane on Edgecombe Avenue to preserve […]

155th Street Ped Safety Fixes Clear Three Uptown Community Board Votes

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2014 | 3 Comments

The Manhattan side of the 155th Street Bridge is a complex intersection where pedestrians are too often forgotten within a swirl of turning vehicles and impatient drivers. The intersection is also on the border of three community boards, adding extra layers of review for DOT efforts to improve safety. As of last night, transportation committees […]

CBs Eye Safety Tweaks on 155th Street Through Denny Farrell’s Windshield

By Stephen Miller | May 23, 2014 | 8 Comments

A dangerous Upper Manhattan intersection could get pedestrian safety upgrades [PDF], if three community boards can agree on a plan. Wednesday evening, DOT invited neighborhood residents and members of Community Boards 9, 10, and 12 to a meeting that resulted in some consensus, though implementation remains about a year away. As at last year’s meeting, however, […]

Parks Department Repairs Hudson River Greenway Sinkhole

By Brad Aaron | May 16, 2014 | 4 Comments

Happy Bike to Work Day: The Parks Department has repaired the Hudson River Greenway sinkhole. Streetsblog first reported on the sinkhole, located just north of 181st Street in Washington Heights, almost a year ago. Temporary fixes didn’t keep it from widening. As the problem got worse, the Parks Department said the agency was trying to […]

Parks Dept. Promises Fix After Year-Old Sinkhole Finally Swallows Greenway

By Stephen Miller | May 7, 2014 | 15 Comments

It’s been almost a year since we first reported on a sinkhole eating away at the Hudson River Greenway just north of 181st Street. The Parks Department added barricades, an old board, and finally filled it with gravel last month while it figured out “a long-term solution.” The clock is ticking: In the past couple […]

Broadway Speed Limit to Drop to 25 MPH From Columbus Circle to Inwood

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2014 | 13 Comments

The speed limit will be lowered to 25 miles per hour on eight miles of upper Broadway this summer, DOT announced today. Motorists have killed 22 pedestrians on Broadway from Columbus Circle to W. 220 Street in Inwood since 2008, according to Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, who was flanked by NYPD officials, city and state […]

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