Previous Posts
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Oct 18, 2010
No CommentsOctober Greenway Update
What RIOC giveth, NYC DOT taketh away… The E. 78th Street Pedestrian Bridge We gave an enthusiastic high-five to ourselves today when we saw the fencing that had been barricading the 60th Street entrance ramp to the East River Greenway at York Avenue for months had finally been taken down. But just as RIOC puts...
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Aug 12, 2010
No CommentsRide to Support the East River Greenway!
The East River Greenway is poised to become the backbone of an incredible sustainable transportation network on the East Side…but first we need to complete it! Join us as we showcase the best and the worst of the East River Greenway. We will be inviting East Side elected officials to come along for the ride...
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Aug 12, 2010
No CommentsRide to Support the East River Greenway!
The East River Greenway is poised to become the backbone of an incredible sustainable transportation network on the East Side…but first we need to complete it! Join us as we showcase the best and the worst of the East River Greenway. We will be inviting East Side elected officials to come along for the ride...
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Jul 20, 2010
No CommentsCritical Greenway Meeting this Thursday
This Thursday evening the Environment & Sanitation and 197a committees of Community Board 8 will be discussing whether to support retaining the caissons from the former FDR Drive Outer Detour Roadway, to be used as part of the project to close the midtown gap in the East River Greenway. Its crucial that we have as...
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May 26, 2010
No CommentsA New Vision for the East Side Waterfront
As the City unveils a brand new over-water segment that will give the West Side Greenway a continuous bike path from the Battery to the George Washington Bridge (with some inland detours), the gap in the East River Greenway still remains. Many people forgo using the East River Greenway altogether because of the dangerous detour...
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May 03, 2010
No CommentsTonight! CB6 Vote on Midtown Protected Bike Lanes
From the TA East Side Volunteer Committee: Tonight is the critical CB6 meeting where the transportation committee will vote on a official resolution regarding the transportation improvements for 1st and 2nd Avenues from 14th to 59th, including the DOT’s proposed safety upgrade of the bike lane from sharrows to a Class 2, green, curbside bike...
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Apr 29, 2010
No CommentsCurrent Status
UPDATE 10/18/10 The East 60th Street ramp officially reopened but DOT’s planned reconstruction of the East 78th Street Pedestrian Bridge will severely limit the Greenway’s usability along the Upper East Side until August 2011. Check out Upper Green Side’s October Update for more info. Rehabilitation of the Roosevelt Island tram system has temporarily closed the...
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Apr 28, 2010
No CommentsFuture Vision
A completed world-class East River Greenway will provide East Side residents with new waterfront access, open-space, parkland and sustainable transportation options. The East River Greenway Initiative supports: Adaptively re-using the FDR ODR caissons to build a waterfront esplanade and greenway from East 52nd Street to East 60th Street. Building a waterfront esplanade along the length...
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Apr 28, 2010
No CommentsJoin Us
We are building a coalition of community stakeholders that supports closing the gap and improving the East River Greenway. Join the over 50 community and environmental organizations that have signed a letter of support urging our elected officials to work together to close the gap in the East River Greenway. East Village Community Coalition Friends...
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Feb 01, 2010
No CommentsDOT to Roll Out SBS plans to East Side Community Boards
This month NYC DOT will be making the rounds to the various East Side Community Boards to present their plans for bus and bicycle infrastructure improvements along 1st and 2nd Avenues from Houston to 125th Street. Check out the schedule below: Community Board 6 –February 1, 2010 (TONIGHT!), 7 pm NYU Medical Center 550 First...