Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards

Community boards tend to be bastions of parking preservation. Photo: David Meyer

New Yorkers Will Vote on Community Board Term Limits This November

By David Meyer | Aug 15, 2018 | 2 Comments

Under the Charter Revision Commission's proposal, community board members would lose their spots after four consecutive two-year terms -- but could be reappointed after a two-year hiatus.

Limiting community board members to no more than 10 years of service is one idea in the Charter Revision Commission's new report. Photo: David Meyer

Charter Revision Commission: Community Boards Don’t Look Like the Communities They Serve

By Brad Aaron | Jul 19, 2018 | 20 Comments

The commission's staff report floats the idea of limiting community board tenure to no more than five two-year terms.

Subway Repairs Push Back Most of the Fourth Avenue Redesign to 2019 or Later

By David Meyer | Jul 16, 2018 | 5 Comments

DOT expects only 10 blocks of the protected bike lane on Fourth Avenue to be implemented this year, and all work is contingent on the progress of MTA repairs to the subway tunnel below the street.

DOT's redesign of 10th Avenue/Amsterdam Avenue calls for pedestrian islands made out of paint, not concrete. Image: DOT

CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign

By David Meyer | Jul 12, 2018 | 13 Comments

DOT reps attributed the absence of concrete to a shortage of resources.

Let the griping begin. Photo: David Meyer

The Upper East Side Can Still Deliver an Old-Fashioned Bike Lane Kvetchfest

By David Meyer | Jul 10, 2018 | 4 Comments

True to form, last night's Upper East Side community board meeting about bike lanes was a ridiculous carnival of vituperative whining.

Without anything to keep cars out, the Midtown section of the Second Avenue bike lane often looks like this during rush hour. Photo: Macartney Morris

Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane Approaching the QBoro

By David Meyer | Jul 2, 2018 | 9 Comments

The DOT design is expected to include parking protection, but not during rush hour, when cyclists need it most.

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