Ninth Street Earns Its Stripes
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The debate is over, and as of today the Ninth St. bike lanes are swiftly becoming a reality. Photo: Courtesy Zoe Ryder White
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Traffic Calming
No Exit, Upper West Side Style
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Over on the New York Times’s City Room blog, Sewell Chan reports on opposition to the July 8 closing of the West 72nd St. exit ramp from the West Side Highway, a move that has been fought in court for years by neighborhood activists. The off-ramp is being demolished at the request of the Extell […]
No Love for One-Way Proposal in Jackson Heights
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Congestion in Jackson Heights: The DOT needs some new ideas The Queens Times-Ledger reports on the "cool reception" given last week by Queens Community Board 3 and City Council Member Hiram Monserrate to the DOT’s proposal for a one-way pair of streets on 35th and 37th avenues. What’s most disappointing about the debate so far […]
Call for Ped Safety Measures on Third and Fourth Avenues
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A third-grader was hit on her way to school here two weeks ago. You have to move fast to beat the turning traffic on Fourth Avenue. DOT Deputy Commissioner for Brooklyn Dalila Hall faced some tough questioning from members of the public at a meeting on pedestrian safety on Third and Fourth avenues in Brooklyn […]
Bus Bulbs Are Blooming
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According to a more-than-a-little-snarky post on Curbed, the first of Lower Broadway’s hotly anticipated bus bulbs has been constructed on Broadway south of Spring Street. As Streetsblog wrote when the DOT announced the plan to construct the bulbs back in March, this is a noteworthy development for several reasons: The benefits of bus bulbs include […]
Studies Refute DOT’s Claim That One-Way Avenues Are Safer
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Prospect Park West at 8th Street, September 16, 2006, 9:45 am. "Higher vehicle speeds are strongly associated with a greater likelihood of crashes involving pedestrians as well as more serious pedestrian injuries." American Journal of Public Health Last Thursday, DOT Deputy Commissioner Michael Primeggia presented a plan to turn a pair of two-way avenues running […]