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Category Archives: Congestion
Long awaited changes come to 11th Avenue – Less parking, Less congestion
Finally ! Once again , 11th Avenue goes in both directions between 34th and 40th Streets, allowing 9th and 10th Avenues to get relief from Lincoln tunnel- bond traffic congestion.
The Department of Transportation effected the changes last week and will add high visibility cross walks this week. An LPI has also been added at 37th [...]
Posted in Congestion, DOT STUDY
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Port Authority Bus Terminal : Next Steps
Two months ago the Port Authority adopted its 10 year Capital plan and earmarked $ 3.5 Billions to build a new bus terminal . However the Chairman indicated that “ this resolution does not preclude the study of any additional options for providing cross-Hudson transportation. We continue to acknowledge that, while the bus terminal is a [...]
Community unified on approach to Port Authority replacement
Through a very successful town hall meeting and a survey at the end of 2016, CB4 gathered our community members’ opinions which were presented at a well-attended February 9th meeting of the Hell’s Kitchen South Coalition. See some highlights below. We encourage you to look at the whole presentation which has a lot of valuable feedback.
Based on [...]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, pedestrian, Port Authority, Transit
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We need your input to preserve our community from the Bus Terminal- Meeting and Survey
[ February 7, 2017; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
On December 6, Manhattan Community Board 4 hosted a community planning session at Metro Baptist Church related to proposals for a new Port Authority Bus Terminal (PABT). At that meeting it was announced that a community coalition would be forming in the wake of PABT discussions and proposals.
The first meeting of the coalition will be Tuesday, February 7 at 6:30 [...]
Good Bye 2016… Welcome 2017
2016 ended up as a tough year!
Congestion – Clean Air
The Project to replace the Port Authority Bus Terminal dominated our activity , with townhalls, press conferences, testimonies , killer missives and arm wrestling between our elected officials and the Port. We thought it was ending up on a positive note when the Port Authority Board [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Greening, pedestrian, Port Authority, Sidewalk
Tagged bicycles, crashes, furniture, NYPD, PANYNJ, park-plaza, pedestrian, safety
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Governor Cuomo does not care about the Bus Terminal – We do and We VOTE
[ December 6, 2016; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] While everyone bickers about which project to fund, the community continues its steady work on planning our area to include a replacement terminal. Please join us and bring your ideas!
We Need Your Input: Update on Port Authority Bus Terminal
[ December 6, 2016; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ]
Posted in CHEKPEDS, Clean Air, Congestion, Events, Port Authority
Tagged buses, PANYNJ
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Mark Your Calendars: Port Authority Bus Terminal Community Input
[ December 6, 2016; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] So much has happen since the Town Hall in April 2016! Through continued pressure, letters and meetings, our elected officials obtained that the Port Authority consult with the community for the siting and design of a new Bus Terminal on the west side of Manhattan
Please Join Community Board 4 and our elected officials to hear [...]
Regulation of Sightseeing Bus – Better but needs work
On September 23, 2016 the City Council held an oversight hearing of the Hop-on, Hop-off bus industry a welcome initiative.
Intro 529 -A increased safety requirements for drivers, a proposal we support whole heartedly. However CB4 asked that the drivers be subject to the same safety test as the MTA drivers. Nothing less.
Intro 713 -A proposed [...]
Proposal to “double the number of street vendors” runs into fierce opposition
With less than two weeks to comment and no community consultation , the proposed legislation started on the wrong foot .
Community board 4 testified that it was opposed to the legislation unless the siting criteria for vendor carts was consistent with other street furniture most notably Newsstands, and food carts be allowed to use parking [...]
Posted in 9th Avenue Renaissance, CHEKPEDS, Congestion, pedestrian, Sidewalk
Tagged furniture
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