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DOT: “No Plans at This Time” for Car-Free Central Park Trial
The July 4 weekend is upon us and with it, the height of summer. If Manhattan's community boards had their way, summertime would mean a trial closure of Central Park's loop drive to cars.
July 1, 2011
Community Boards Line Up for Car-Free Central Park. Whither Bloomberg?
By unanimous voice vote, the full board of Manhattan CB 11 has passed a resolution endorsing a summer trial for a car-free Central Park. Says park advocate Ken Coughlin, "We have the agreement of all the boards surrounding the park and are now waiting for a response from DOT on whether they will move ahead with a July 4 weekend to Labor Day closing."
June 23, 2011
Community Board 9 Endorses Car-Free Park Trial, Reverses Committee Vote
Manhattan Community Board 9 became the latest to endorse a car-free Central Park trial last night. By a vote of 32-9 with five abstentions, the board overwhelmingly overturned the 2-1 vote of its transportation committee, which had been the only committee in the borough not to endorse the plan thus far.
June 17, 2011
CB 8 Votes For Car-Free Park Trial, Declares All Cyclists Scofflaws
Manhattan Community Board 8 voted Wednesday night in favor of a car-free Central Park trial this summer, joining an increasingly long list of community boards in support of the proposal. My unofficial tally of the roll call had the final vote at 36-8 in favor.
June 17, 2011
Tonight: Keep Up the Momentum for a Car-Free Summer in Central Park
Amid the flurry of community board votes this week on the proposed trial to make Central Park car-free this summer, we missed tonight's CB 8 full board meeting.
June 15, 2011
CB 10 Committee Latest Unanimous Vote For Car-Free Central Park Trial
Another day, another unanimous show of support for a summertime trial of a car-free Central Park. Last night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 10, representing central Harlem, voted seven to zero in favor of the car-free trial, with one abstention.
June 9, 2011
Car-Free Central Park Trial Picks Up More Community Board Endorsements
Support for a car-free Central Park trial is gaining momentum, with three additional community board nods.
June 8, 2011
Will Two CB 9 Members Be Enough to Derail Car-Free Central Park Trial?
Despite the impressive shows of support from three Manhattan community boards over the last two weeks, the effort to take cars off of the Central Park loop for a summer-long trial hit a major snag last night. In a resounding vote of two to one with two abstentions, the transportation committee of CB 9 voted against the car-free trial.
June 3, 2011
Upper East Side Joins Chorus of Car-Free Central Park Supporters
The momentum is growing for a summer-long trial of a car-free Central Park.
June 2, 2011
UWS Shows Support for Car-Free Park, But Broader Campaign Is Lacking
Last night's unanimous votes in support of a summer-long car-free Central Park by Manhattan Community Board 7's parks and transportation committees moved the ball forward for advocates of car-free parks. With no movement at the mayoral level on the issue, any successful push will have to come from the bottom up. Similar statements of community support will be needed from more than one neighborhood.
May 17, 2011