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Eyes on the Street: Greenway Link That Burns Up Kips Bay Condo Owners

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2014 | 26 Comments

DOT has striped and painted an important greenway connection on one block of East 37th Street, which received the support of Manhattan Community Board 6 last month. DOT began installing the bike lane this week, and the agency says the full project will be complete by the end of next week. This short but crucial greenway […]

Eyes on the Street: Cabbie on the Hudson River Greenway

By Brad Aaron | Nov 4, 2014 | 49 Comments

The Hudson River Greenway is supposed to be a place where New Yorkers can walk and bike without fear of being hit by motorists. But this is not the case, as regular greenway users are well aware. Caught on camera today by Shelly Mossey, this cab driver was on the bikeway to the south of […]

Motorist With NYC Disability Placard Blocks Curb Ramp With Car — Legally

By Brad Aaron | Oct 30, 2014 | 6 Comments

I’ve taken up the early morning walk habit, and my route takes me through the intersection of Seaman Avenue and W. 214th Street, in Inwood. It’s a T intersection with an unmarked crosswalk and curb cuts. I wrote a few months back about how DOT basically did away with a lot of unmarked crosswalks by […]

Eyes on the Street: The 78th Precinct Gets Its Bike Corral

By Stephen Miller | Oct 29, 2014 | 60 Comments

After a request from 78th Precinct commanding officer Captain Frank DiGiacomo, DOT has installed a four-rack bike corral in front of the precinct house on Bergen Street in Prospect Heights. N. Wayne Bailey, chair of the precinct’s community council, snapped photos of the new bike parking yesterday. The 78th Precinct has established a reputation for supporting livable […]

Eyes on the Street: Why Pedestrian Islands Belong at More NYC Intersections

By Stephen Miller | Oct 23, 2014 | 25 Comments

Here’s a reminder of why the city can’t roll out street design changes fast enough. Last night, a driver turning left through the crosswalk from West 97th Street to West End Avenue struck a bollard on a pedestrian island that had been installed just days before. According to West Side Rag, the woman told police that she did […]

Eyes on the Street: West End Avenue Gets Its Road Diet

By Stephen Miller | Oct 16, 2014 | 21 Comments

After Cooper Stock and Jean Chambers were killed in West End Avenue crosswalks by turning drivers earlier this year, DOT unveiled a 35-block road diet for the dangerous Upper West Side street. Now, the plan is on the ground, and pedestrian islands are set to be installed within a month. The redesign is a standard […]

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