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Eyes on the Street: Dyckman Bike Shelter Hints at What Could Be
Inwood recently got its first city bike shelter, by the A train station at the corner of Broadway and Dyckman/200th Street. It wasn't getting a lot of use when I snapped this shot, probably because it was Sunday morning. Still, in the couple of minutes I was there quite a few cyclists passed by, most of them on the sidewalk -- as many, it seems, don't consider Dyckman a safe place to ride.
October 29, 2008
The Tease Is Over: Greenway Link Delivers Delayed Gratification
We received two reports last night that the West Harlem Piers bike path -- a critical link in the Hudson River Greenway -- is finally open after several months of puzzling delay. (NYCEDC informed Streetsblog last week that the hold up was indeed due to problems securing materials for a safety rail.) Now the construction fence is down, and, as you can see in these photos from reader Paula Froke, cyclists are enjoying the unbroken stretch of greenway.
October 21, 2008
Eyes on the Street: The Beginning of a Beautiful Bike Lane
Snapped by Streetsblog regular Ian Dutton this afternoon: Crews prep Grand Street for the city's first physically-protected crosstown bike lane [PDF]. Stretching from Varick to Chrystie, the Grand Street cycle track features some new design touches on account of its placement on the right side of a narrow street. The guys on the crew say the finished markings will be in place by next Tuesday.
October 17, 2008
Eyes on the Street: MTA Trailer Planted on Broadway Sidewalk
For months, graffiti-laden MTA Capital Construction trailers have been parked curbside on Broadway north of Isham Street, in Inwood, presumably due to ongoing work on the A line. Yesterday we snapped this shot of one trailer's new position, on the sidewalk alongside Isham Park.
October 16, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Hudson Greenway Link Still a Big Tease
From Streetsblogger Urbanis:
October 10, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Trying Out CityRacks, Without Bicycles
Streetsblog contributor Ken Coughlin sends along these shots of the CityRacks finalists at Astor Place, which are taking their place, for the time being, alongside the MTA's new multi-purpose street furniture.
October 6, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Bikes Welcome Here
Spotted at 40 Worth Street, a.k.a. DOT HQ. The rally for the "Bike in Buildings Bill" starts at City Hall at 10:45.
September 24, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Inwoodites Enjoy Closed Street, Until Workers Go Home
At this moment I hear two things through my apartment windows: a singer practicing his scales and the "beep beep beep" of construction equipment on nearby Isham Street at Park Terrace West, in Inwood.
September 18, 2008
Eyes on the Street: Alternate Route
Musings on 'point sends this photo from Warren and Church in Lower Manhattan.
September 5, 2008