Bicycling

Manhattan CB2 Approves DOT’s Prince/Bleecker Bike Plan

Last night the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 voted 8 to 1 to:

By Aaron Naparstek

12:28 PM EDT on April 11, 2007

Last night the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 voted 8 to 1 to:

Continue to push for the construction of a Class I bike lane on Houston Street.
Oppose the construction of left-turn bays on Houston Street.
Support DOT’s plan for additional bike lanes and the removal of nearly 200 parking spaces on Prince and Bleecker Streets.

There will be a vote of the full board on Thursday. People can still contact the Community Board to express their support.

Aaron Naparstek

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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