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125th Street Riders: Bus Lanes Should Go All the Way to Morningside
Yesterday we reported that State Senator Bill Perkins' office has finally expressed satisfaction with the 125th Street bus improvement project, now that DOT has watered it down by shortening the dedicated bus lanes. Previously, Perkins had called on the city to "slow down" the plan to bring Select Bus Service to 125th Street due to what he claimed was insufficient community input, even though DOT and the MTA had been holding public workshops since last September. Streetsblog hit the streets yesterday afternoon to see what bus riders on 125th Street had to say about the situation.
May 30, 2013
DOT Trims Harlem Bus Plan; Bill Perkins’ Office: “We Are Definitely Pleased”
Congratulations are in order for State Senator Bill Perkins, who has successfully condemned more than 32,000 crosstown bus riders to travel on 125th Street at speeds that are often slower than walking. His pressure to revise a plan for dedicated bus lanes and other measures to prioritize surface transit -- culminating in an "emergency" town hall meeting last Thursday -- resulted in DOT watering down its proposal.
May 29, 2013
Tonight: Speak Up for Better 125th St. Bus Service at Bill Perkins Town Hall
Spurred by transit activists demanding improvements to 125th Street buses that often crawl slower than walking speed, DOT and MTA have been moving forward with a project to improve bus service along the major crosstown corridor. But last month, State Senator Bill Perkins sent DOT a letter [PDF] in which he said Select Bus Service improvements were a "failure" and demanded that "the agency slow down" the process of bringing better service to bus riders on 125th Street.
May 23, 2013
125th Street Buses Are Slow, But Fixes Are Moving Too Fast for Bill Perkins
For years, crosstown bus riders on 125th Street -- more than 32,000 per day -- have had to put up with a ride that's slower than walking. After months of planning, fixes are in sight, but State Senator Bill Perkins is objecting to the city's effort to bring faster bus service to Harlem.
April 11, 2013
Three City Pedestrians Killed in Five Hours; No Charges Filed
Three pedestrians were killed in separate crashes in Manhattan and Brooklyn last night.
January 30, 2013
Community-Based Plan for Marcus Garvey Park Traffic Calming Gathers Steam
The streets around Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem are wide and fast, creating barriers between people who live in the neighborhood and important public amenities, including the park itself. Local residents have been working with DOT to calm traffic, coming up with a proposal that extends sidewalk space, shortens crossing distances for pedestrians, and squares off street corners that drivers currently careen around at high speeds.
January 14, 2013
To Speed Up Buses on 125th Street, Double-Parking Problem Must Be Solved
Every day, 32,000 bus riders traverse Manhattan on 125th Street, crossing Harlem at a glacial pace. Improvements are on the way as part of the next round of Select Bus Service improvements, with DOT and the MTA recently holding a second public workshop (PDF) for the project, though the precise changes that bus riders can expect remain to be determined.
December 5, 2012
Eyes on the Street Redux: 28th Precinct Still Putting Harlem Cyclists at Risk
Former Streetsblog reporter Noah Kazis noted in 2010 how NYPD had commandeered sidewalks and bike lanes outside Harlem's 28th Precinct, on St. Nicholas Avenue between 122nd and 123rd Streets.
November 16, 2012
Hamilton Heights Crash Ends With Two Cars on Sidewalk
Reader Kristi Roberts came upon the scene of a morning crash that injured two people and sent two vehicles onto sidewalks at 141st Street and Convent Avenue in Hamilton Heights.
October 24, 2012
Three Pedestrians and One Cyclist Dead in Weekend of Vehicular Violence
Three pedestrians and one cyclist have been killed in the city since Friday night. Two drivers fled the scene, and two were reportedly exonerated by NYPD.
October 1, 2012