Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about West Harlem

DOT Proposes Riverside Drive Traffic Calming, But Not Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Jan 9, 2015 | 51 Comments

Last night, DOT presented a plan to the Manhattan Community Board 9 transportation committee that would bring pedestrian safety improvements and a road diet to Riverside Drive, but DOT is proposing no bike lanes for the popular cycling route [PDF]. The plan for Riverside Drive stretches from 116th to 135th Streets, which ranks in the […]

Select Bus Service Launches on 125th Street

By Stephen Miller | May 27, 2014 | 5 Comments

On Sunday, Select Bus Service launched on a route that stretches from 125th Street in Harlem to LaGuardia Airport. Public officials marked the occasion — the first SBS route to debut during the de Blasio era — at a Harlem press conference today. With off-board fare collection and dedicated bus lanes (on part of the […]

New CM Mark Levine Will Push NYC DOT for Full 125th Street SBS Route

By Stephen Miller | Jan 8, 2014 | 2 Comments

The deal that brought 125th Street Select Bus Service back to life last fall didn’t revive the full, cross-town enhanced bus route that was originally on the table. With the current plan calling for bus lanes east of Lenox Avenue only, bus riders who travel to or from West Harlem would still get the short […]

Harlem CBs Dither on Pedestrian Safety While SI Board Begs for Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Sep 23, 2013 | 1 Comment

Last week, Staten Island Community Board 1 passed a resolution asking DOT to install bike lanes, while in Manhattan, a community-requested plan for a road diet and pedestrian islands continues to be delayed by two Harlem community boards. After months of organizing by Transportation Alternatives — resulting in more than 260 petition signatures and 22 partners signing onto a […]

Tonight: Community Boards Weigh Harlem and Staten Island Traffic Calming

By Stephen Miller | Sep 19, 2013 | 3 Comments

Last week, DOT presented a plan to calm traffic on Morningside Avenue in Harlem [PDF] with a road diet and pedestrian islands. Community Board 10’s transportation committee, which has a track record of dithering on and opposing livable streets projects, asked DOT for more data. Tonight, the action shifts to adjacent Community Board 9, which also covers […]

Morningside Avenue Traffic Calming Awaits Support From Two Harlem CBs

By Stephen Miller | Sep 13, 2013 | 14 Comments

From 116th Street to 126th Street, Morningside Avenue is known as a speedway between Harlem’s residential streets to the east and Morningside Park to the west. A traffic calming plan from DOT [PDF] now waits while Community Boards 9 and 10 weigh in. Transportation committees of both boards received presentations from DOT, followed by question-and-answer […]

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