East Side Manhattan Petition for Safer Streets

Expiration Date: January 1, 2011
Action Type: Petition

We, as Residents and/or Street Users on the East Side of Manhattan, hereby Petition our Community Boards to urge the NYC Department of Transportation to:
  1. Complete a continuous network of Class 2 buffered/painted bike lanes running on both North-South Avenues and East-West Streets linked to a backbone of Class 1 physically separated bike lanes on North-South Avenues on the East Side of Manhattan;
  2. Complete the East River Greenway by closing the gaps in Midtown (from 34th-60th Streets) and in Harlem (from 125th-135th Streets and 145th to 155th Streets) to allow for continuous biking and walking along the entire length of the East Side; and
  3. Integrate protected bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements into the design for Bus Rapid Transit on 1st and 2nd Avenues.
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Submitted by ali on June 23, 2009 - 18:13. categories [ ]