Atlantic Ave First of 25 “Arterial Slow Zones” to Get 25 MPH Limit This Year
As drivers zoomed by on Atlantic Avenue this morning, local elected officials and advocates joined NYC DOT and NYPD to unveil the first of the city's "arterial slow zones," major streets where the speed limit will be dropped to 25 mph from the current citywide limit of 30 mph. Traffic signals will also be retimed to a 25 mph progression, to help keep motorists' speeds in check.
April 9, 2014
Will de Blasio’s Affordable Housing Plan Take on NYC’s Parking Mandates?
With a plan due by May 1, the clock is ticking for Mayor Bill de Blasio's housing team to come up with a plan to improve housing affordability. Department of Housing Preservation and Development Commissioner Vicki Been, who authored reports on the city's regressive parking mandates before joining the administration, is at the center of the team producing the plan. But it's still not clear that the final product will consider the elimination of parking requirements as a strategy to create more affordable housing.
April 9, 2014
Ten Months Later, Parks Department Fills in Hudson River Greenway Hole
Last June, we reported on a sinkhole in the Hudson River Greenway just north of 181st Street in Washington Heights. The Parks Department, which manages the path, said it had cordoned off the hole and was assessing the situation. As of yesterday, nothing much had changed in ten months -- except the hole has filled with leaves and grown slightly larger, swallowing more of the greenway path along with it. Now, the Parks Department says it has filled in the hole as a temporary measure.
April 7, 2014
Using Citi Bike Data to Figure Out Where Cyclists Ride
It's been a week since Citi Bike released a trove of data on bike-share trips, and the public is already using the information to pick out patterns in ridership and glean new details about the demographics of Citi Bike riders.
April 7, 2014
Advocates Urge Lander to Upgrade NYPD Crash Data Bill
A bill that would have pushed Ray Kelly's police department one step closer to opening up crash data has been reintroduced by Council Member Brad Lander. But with new leadership, NYPD is dropping hints that it will release better public data soon. Advocates say Lander's bill could use some upgrades to help the public get more out of NYPD's crash data.
April 7, 2014
CB 2 Panel OKs Hudson Street Bike Lane Upgrade, Bowery Ped Safety Tweaks
Last night, Manhattan Community Board 2's transportation committee unanimously supported two safety measures: one to upgrade a bike lane on Hudson Street, and another to tweak pedestrian improvements at the car-clogged intersection of the Bowery and Delancey Street.
April 4, 2014