Manhattan Community Boards Want to Fix 57 Dangerous Places for Peds
Yesterday, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer compiled a list of 57 pedestrian danger hotspots identified by community board district managers and sent it to city agency heads serving on Mayor de Blasio's Vision Zero task force. Many of the locations in Brewer's list have a long track record as dangerous locations, including many where people have died crossing the street.
January 31, 2014
A Bronx Blast From the Past: Car-Free Grand Concourse Gets CB 4 Support
It's been an on-again, off-again tradition for at least two decades: Turning the center lanes of the Grand Concourse into a car-free space for stress-free walking, biking and exercise. With an overwhelming vote of support from Community Board 4 earlier this week, it seems this tradition is poised for a return this summer.
January 30, 2014
CB 9 Stands by Morningside Road Diet, But DOT Does Not
A plan to improve pedestrian safety on speeding-plagued Morningside Avenue in Harlem, supported by one community board but stalled by another, is on track for months of additional meetings as DOT goes back to the drawing board.
January 30, 2014
First Up for Ydanis Rodriguez: Override of NYPD Hit-and-Run Data Veto
Today's transportation committee meeting, the first chaired by Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, was short and sweet. The new chair opened with a statement outlining his goals for the 13-member committee, which minutes later unanimously passed an override of Mayor Bloomberg's veto of a bill that would give the council more information about NYPD's hit-and-run investigations.
January 29, 2014
Brewer Asks Community Boards to Identify Dangerous Places for Walking
When it comes to street safety improvements, New York's community boards are usually in a position where they react to proposals from NYC DOT. Now, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer could turn that dynamic on its head: She's asked each board's district manager to identify three traffic safety hotspots, saying that she'll work with city agencies to make sure they're addressed.
January 29, 2014
Lentol Wants 20 MPH Speed Limits on Big, Dangerous Brooklyn Streets
This afternoon, Assembly Member Joseph Lentol announced that he's sent a letter to Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg asking for 20 mph speed limits on the busiest, deadliest roads in his district.
January 28, 2014