De Blasio Punts Again on Safety Improvements for Amsterdam Avenue, Despite Carnage
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“How many more people need to die before Amsterdam Avenue is redesigned?” It's a fair question.
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OUTRAGE! DOT Delays Life-Saving Amsterdam Avenue Redesign in Fight With NIMBYs
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The leadership of Community Board 9 continues to block a basic street redesign.
Manhattan CB 9 Transpo Chair Insists Car Lanes, Not Safety, Should Come First on Amsterdam Avenue
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DOT watered down a standard road diet to appease Community Board 9, but transportation chair Carolyn Thompson still didn't allow a vote on the project.
Tonight: Speak Up for Safer Walking and Biking on Upper Amsterdam Avenue
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DOT will present an update on its redesign for Amsterdam between 113th and 162nd streets, which it first showed to Community Board 9 in March.
DOT Weakened Riverside Drive Plan to Appease Manhattan CB 9 [Updated]
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DOT watered down and delayed an already half-hearted plan to make Riverside Drive safer for walking in deference to opposition from Manhattan Community Board 9. Riverside is a neighborhood street, lined by apartment buildings and parks. It also ranks in the top third of Manhattan streets in terms of the number of collisions, which is supposed to mean […]
DOT Is Finally Bringing Riverside Drive in Line With 25 MPH City Speed Limit
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When the new citywide 25 miles per hour speed limit took effect a year ago, DOT carved out some exceptions, retaining speed limits of 30 or 35 mph on some surface streets. One of those streets was Riverside Drive, where last November DOT installed 30 mph speed limit signs at locations north of 100th Street. […]