Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side

When cars are banished, culture can flourish, as this Time Lapse Dance performance Thursday on the Upper West Side shows. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT: Yet Another Neighborhood Shows Mayor de Blasio How Great Our City Could Be Without Cars

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 18, 2020 | No Comments

Upper West Siders turned one of Mayor de Blasio's under-used and poorly conceived open streets into a community center that shows a way forward for a car-light city.

Cyclists and drivers mix in the traffic circle atop the Riverside Park Rotunda. Photo: Eve Kessler

West Siders Speak Up Against Costly Rotunda Project

By Eve Kessler | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

The $200-million Moses-era infrastructure revamp comes under fire over lack of safety infrastructure, expense.

Controversial Rotunda Project Proceeds Despite COVID Budget Woes

By Eve Kessler | Aug 11, 2020 | No Comments

The reconstruction of the Riverside Park Rotunda and traffic circle forges ahead — without the cycling safety measures the community demanded. Cue the complaints.

Community Board 7 met in full on Tuesday, June 2.

White Privilege on the Upper West Side: Board Condemns Police Brutality — Then Calls for More Cops!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 4, 2020 | No Comments

A community board in the predominantly white Upper West Side says it supports the Black Lives Matter movement — then calls for more enforcement by the NYPD, which disproportionately targets blacks.

A perfect place for a bi-directional bike lane? Riverside Drive in the 90s. Photo: Zillow

Op-Ed: Survey Shows Demand for More Bike Lanes

By Lisa Orman | May 19, 2020 | No Comments

Upper West Siders urgently want more protected bike lanes in order to accommodate an expected surge of newbie cyclists after the coronavirus pandemic — pointing the way forward for our city.

A DOT bike corral, like this one, should not take years to build. Photo: NYC DOT

Op-Ed: Reimagining City Agencies After COVID-19

By Lisa Orman | Apr 29, 2020 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation could streamline its sclerotic operations by adopting "quick builds" and empowering residents.

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