Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Gale Brewer

Bike Lane Made Columbus Avenue Safer, and UWS Residents Noticed

By Noah Kazis | Oct 12, 2011 | 4 Comments

The Columbus Avenue bike lane is both safe and popular, according to two assessments released at a meeting of Community Board 7 last night. Representatives from the Department of Transportation presented data showing that the street redesign reduced the number of crashes on the street by 34 percent, while 73 percent of Upper West Siders […]

Gale Brewer Launches Survey on Columbus Avenue Bike Lane

By Noah Kazis | Sep 13, 2011 | 8 Comments

Since a working group of elected officials and community leaders studied and tweaked the design of the parking-protected bike lane along Columbus Avenue in February, things have been relatively quiet on the Upper West Side. Now that the lane, which runs from 77th to 96th Street, is a year old and residents have had some […]

UWS Shows Support for Car-Free Park, But Broader Campaign Is Lacking

By Noah Kazis | May 17, 2011 | 2 Comments

Last night’s unanimous votes in support of a summer-long car-free Central Park by Manhattan Community Board 7’s parks and transportation committees moved the ball forward for advocates of car-free parks. With no movement at the mayoral level on the issue, any successful push will have to come from the bottom up. Similar statements of community […]

Gale Brewer Introduces Bill to Make Central Park, Prospect Park Car-Free

By Noah Kazis | Mar 23, 2011 | 19 Comments

Upper West Side City Council Member Gale Brewer introduced legislation today that would restore Central and Prospect Parks to their original car-free status. Brewer’s bill would ban private vehicles from using the park drives in either park; official vehicles would still be allowed to use the roads. Brewer’s legislation would also commission a study examining […]

Upper West Side Leaders Calmly Study, Tweak Columbus Ave Lane

By Noah Kazis | Feb 7, 2011 | 12 Comments

The Upper West Side is offering the city a lesson in what a mature and constructive response to bike lane growing pains looks like. While the new protected bike lane on Columbus Avenue received community support throughout the process, once installed many local businesses along the corridor began to complain that the design was making […]

City Council Jacks Riverside Center Parking Supply Back Up to 1,500 Spaces

By Noah Kazis | Dec 9, 2010 | 2 Comments

Council Member Gale Brewer has struck a deal on the Riverside Center mega-development, sending the 2,500-apartment project through two City Council committees and on a track to final approval. The deal increases the number of parking spaces allowed at Riverside Center to 1,500, far more than the community board or even the City Planning Commission […]

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