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Eyes on the Street: Protected Bike Lane Sighting on the Upper East Side
Reader Liz Patek sends these shots of the new road markings on First Avenue in the 60s. The protected bike lane that Manhattan Community Board 8 approved last summer is going in.
April 4, 2012
How Many Cops Does It Take to Ticket a Cyclist?
A few readers have written to Streetsblog with anecdotal evidence that NYPD is ramping up its crack bicycle ticketing operation this January. (It seems to be triggered by the calendar; last year's NYPD bike crackdown also got going in January.)
January 17, 2012
CB 8 Committee Warms to Bike-Share, Sets Aside Bike Licenses
Manhattan Community Board 8 has a checkered history when it comes to bike-friendly policies. In the past few years, the Upper East Side CB voted repeatedly to support protected bike lanes, but also put out resolutions drenched with anti-bike vitriol on more than one occasion (most recently this June, when the subject was establishing shared bike-ped paths across Central Park).
November 3, 2011
Tow Truck Driver Hit and Killed 86-Year-Old Woman on Upper East Side
A tow truck driver struck and killed an 86-year-old woman walking on the Upper East Side yesterday morning. The driver was turning left from Fifth Avenue onto 65th Street at 9:30 a.m. when he hit the victim, who was walking north in the crosswalk, according to the NYPD.
October 26, 2011
With CB 8 Vote, East Side Bikeway Ready to Run From Houston to 125th
Last night, the full board of Manhattan Community Board 8 voted in favor of building a protected bike lane on First Avenue between 60th Street and 96th Street.
September 22, 2011
CB 8 Committee May Not Love Cyclists, But Still Votes for Safer First Avenue
On the Upper East Side, community board members are willing to vote for safer streets, so long as they can vent about cyclists beforehand.
September 8, 2011
Next Week: DOT to Re-Present Plans for East Side Bike Lanes Up to 125th
After over a year of protests from residents and electeds clamoring for safer streets, next week DOT will present its proposal for extending the First and Second Avenue bike lanes north to 125th Street. The presentations will mark the second time around the community board circuit for bike-ped safety plans on those streets, which were approved by local CBs in 2010 but put on hold soon after.
August 31, 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
East Siders Press Case for Traffic Enforcement to NYPD, Vance
Residents of the Upper East Side, fed up with reckless drivers and reeling from recent pedestrian deaths, took advantage of an opportunity to make their case directly to NYPD this week.
February 9, 2011
East Side Coalition Unveils Its Vision for Safer, Transit-Friendly Streets
Earlier this week, Laurence Renard was killed as she crossed First Avenue when a dump truck driver turned into her path from 90th Street, hitting her from behind. Renard was one of at least six pedestrians and cyclists who have lost their lives in traffic crashes on East Side streets since last August.
January 28, 2011