Susan Burstein from Denny Farrell's office sent out 2 emails this morning
to DIN Action and to a sho
Susan Burstein from Denny Farrell's office sent out 2 emails this morning
to DIN Action and to a short email list of local activists asking about
the rumor of a pedestrian mall on Dyckman St. This is clearly what
Denny had called me about. I have answered on the DIN Action forum
thus:
Inwood Livable Streets (go to
and join the discussion group, which started in June of 2008 and now has
65 local members)
http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/inwood-livable-streets/summary
has been pushing the idea of a Dyckman Greenway connector for the
purpose of enhancing cycling on Riverside Drive and Dyckman, paired with
bulb-outs and more trees and reducing the number of travel lanes from 4
to 3. Attached is the handout that we first gave to CB12 in
February of 2008. We have argued the case at CB12 on 3
occasions and they passed a resolution several months ago to have the DOT
look at the feasibility of doing this. A pedestrian mall would be
even better, assuming there's paired bike lane. I will bet
you that the vast majority of shoppers on Dyckman street do not go there
by car. It would be a good study to confirm that
fact.
So my note from last night was not entirely accurate, since he has heard
a rumor about a pedestrian mall. I was not listening clearly
enough. I will call him back and speak for myself. I will
also invite Susan Burstein to our meeting tonight. It's
important we have a good showing because an intern from Senator
Schneiderman's office may also come. 1795 Riverside,
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Maggie Clarke, Ph.D.
www.MaggieClarkeEnvironmental.com
Environmental Scientist,
Educator
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