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Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces New Efforts To Stop Dangerous Drives This Weekend

Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that as part of Vision Zero and with warm weather in the forecast, the NYPD and the DOT would begin a new safety campaign aimed at motorists and motorcyclists.Continue reading

Uptown’s Rodriguez Press Conference Announcing Council Oversight Hearing On The L Train

Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Chair of the Council Committee on Transportation, Council Members Rafael Espinal and Antonio Reynoso joined by Rebecca Bailin, Campaign Manager for Riders Alliance, Joseph Catrufo, ....Continue reading

Summer Launch Planned For Bx6 Select Bus Service In Washington Heights

Select Bus Service is coming to the Bx6, a major crosstown route in the South Bronx. The Bx6 runs between Riverside Drive in Washington Heights and Hunts Point, crossing the Harlem River over the Macombs Dam Bridge.Continue reading

Harlem City Council Speaker Mark-Viverito Gets The Fix In Harlem

City Council Speakers are just like all the rest of us — they're told to direct their complaints to the 311 black hole, too.Continue reading

The two-way bike lane on First Avenue between 124th and 125th will be protected by a raised concrete barrier. Image: DOT

Better Bike Connections Between East Harlem And The Bronx

The two-way bike lane on First Avenue between 124th and 125th will be protected by a concrete barrier. Image: DOT

Streets Blog reports that on Tuesday, DOT presented plans to Harlem's Community Board 11 for two short segments of two-way protected bike lanes to improve connections between East Harlem and the Willis Avenue and Triborough bridges [PDF].Continue reading

DOT Weakened Riverside Drive Plan For CB 9 [Updated]

DOT watered down and delayed an already half-hearted plan to make Riverside Drive safer for walking in deference to opposition from Community Board 9 in Harlem.Continue reading

34th Precinct Cracks Down on Drivers Double-Parked

When DOT installed new bike lanes on Sherman Avenue in Inwood (north of Harlem) a few weeks back, it didn’t take long before they were blocked by double-parked drivers.Continue reading

Tonight: CB9 Weighs Fix for Dangerous Stretch Of Broadway

DOT’s plan for 18 blocks of Broadway in West Harlem would widen pedestrian medians and narrow motor vehicle lanes. Image: DOT [PDF]

DOT And Ydanis Rodriguez Break Ground On Uptown Bike Lanes

Don’t underestimate the importance of this development: Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez announced the groundbreaking for new bike routes linking the Hudson River Greenway to the restored High Bridge, which connects Upper Manhattan to the Bronx.Continue reading