East Harlem Rezoning Plan Scraps Parking Minimums to Build More Housing
The Department of City Planning is preparing a major rezoning of East Harlem, and it calls for scrapping parking requirements along most of the avenues in the neighborhood.
October 21, 2016
5 Highlights From Last Night’s Bike-Share vs. Parking Meeting
Last night's Brooklyn Community Board 6 bike-share forum lacked the fireworks of previous meetings -- no physical threats this time. While the tone was civil, the demands from the anti-bike-share crowd weren't exactly reasonable.
October 21, 2016
A Verrazano Bike/Ped Path Doesn’t Have to Cost as Much as the MTA Claims
How much will it cost to build bicycle and pedestrian paths on the Verrazano Bridge? A lot less than the MTA says it will, if the agency removes unnecessary ramps from the project, according to advocates and engineers who've reviewed the options.
October 20, 2016
DOT Compromises 111th Street Redesign to Win Francisco Moya’s Support
DOT has released a watered-down version of its redesign for 111th Street in Corona. The compromise has won over Assembly Member Francisco Moya, who had withheld his support for the original plan, saying 111th Street needed to retain more car lanes.
October 20, 2016
Bike Racks on Buses Are Nice, But the Verrazano Really Needs a Bike Path
Later this year, the MTA will release a master plan for the Verrazano Bridge that's expected to include the possibility of a bike and pedestrian path, but advocates worry the agency is needlessly driving up the cost of the project.
October 19, 2016
Growing Coalition Urges de Blasio to Fund Discount Fares for Poor Residents
Advocates are turning up the heat on Mayor de Blasio to fund discount MetroCards for low-income New Yorkers.
October 19, 2016
CB 7 Parks Committee Votes for Hilly Greenway Detour in Riverside Park
Manhattan Community Board 7's Parks and Environment Committee voted 4 to 1 last night in favor of the Parks Department's proposal to route cyclists away from from Riverside Park's waterfront greenway between 72nd Street and 83rd Street.
October 18, 2016
Bike-Share Already Getting More Use Than Park Slope’s Free Parking Spots
The new bike-share stations in Brooklyn south of Atlantic Avenue are getting a lot more use than your average free on-street parking space, according to recent Citi Bike data compiled by Carroll Gardens resident Viktor Geller [PDF]. Geller addressed the report to Brooklyn Community Board 6, which is holding a hearing on Thursday in response to complaints about bike-share stations replacing curbside car parking.
October 17, 2016
DOT Floats Greenwich Avenue Protected Bike Lane to Manhattan CB 2
DOT may create a safer cycling connection between Sixth Avenue and Eighth Avenue with a two-way parking protected bike lane on most of Greenwich Avenue -- if Manhattan Community Board 2 votes for it.
October 14, 2016
CB 1 Endorses Metropolitan Bridge Bike Lane After Two Years of Delays
Brooklyn Community Board 1 unanimously endorsed DOT's bike lane plan for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. It took a while to reach this point -- the board repeatedly delayed an endorsement for more than two years.
October 14, 2016