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Subject: RE: tonight's ILS meeting
2009-10-22 11:35
Sorry I could not attend last night, but it was worth attending CB8 board meeting. CB8 board passed 
Sorry I could not attend last night, but it was worth attending CB8 board
meeting. CB8 board passed Tran Comm resolution, 38-1 in favor, asking DOT to
complete study for protected bike lanes on 1st and 2nd Aves and a network of
lanes. They also passed a resolution for bike racks to be installed along
Madison Ave, two per side per block. What and when it will happen is
unknown, but great result considering there was virtually no support for
anything to do with bikes when we started our campaign in the Spring. All
they wanted to do was to license and/or outlaw bikers because of bad bikers
behavior.
 
Another very important issue is getting Bus Rapid Transit up to the
district. Again, I do not know history of your efforts in that regard. 
 
As I understand it, DOT wants both bike lanes and Rapid buses in the various
neighborhoods and is waiting for the community boards to speak up and
request them.  We need CB 12 to speak up in favor of both, as CB7 and CB 8
have done. I may be working, but my impression is that the money is there
from DOT for these projects, they just want to hear that community will not
oppose.  The most enthusiastic communities get served first.  
 
As Mr. Smith heard my pitch at CB12 meeting on Tuesday, introduced himself
with is card, I could follow up on these issue in an email to him, but I
want to make sure any action I take is consistent with what you are doing. I
assume that you have been advocating for bike lanes before CB12 Trans comm
without success. 
 
Please let me know when your next meeting will be and I will definitely try
to attend. 
 
brad
 
Bradford D. Conover
Conover Law Offices 
75 Rockefeller Plaza, 20th Floor 
New York, New York 10019 
(212) 588-9080 (tel) 
(212) 763-5001 (fax)

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From: Marjorie J. Clarke, Ph.D. [mailto:mclarke@...] 
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2009 1:30 AM
To: inwood-livable-streets-discussion@...
Subject: [Inwood Livable Streets discussion] tonight's ILS meeting


We had 2 people come...  got a little done.  

1.  Discussed what we thought could possibly be meant by a Dyckman
pedestrian mall.  We also thought about the parking on Dyckman.  Who would
drive there to shop?  Probably those at the meters are the shop owners whose
parking is getting subsidized by the City (i.e., paying cheap meters rather
than garaging the car)

2.  Called Denny Farrell back.  He didn't mention the word pedestrian, just
Dyckman Greenway.  Was interested to talk to  me face to face about it this
Saturday, but I am occupied so he said his staffer, Arthur, will call me
early next week.  Gives us some time to discuss greenway alternatives.  The
more I think about it, the more it would be kind of neat to try to replicate
something like Boulder or Denver.  They have almost a little park in the
middle of the street with seating, trees, flowers, sculptures, little
playing areas for the children, etc.  Denver's has 2 lanes of traffic on the
outside for buses (it is their main artery).

Boulder  http://www.flickr.com/photos/xingu/3587464047/ ,
http://neighbors.denverpost.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=2938  and
http://www.bouldercoloradousa.com/shopping/

Denver 
http://www.tripadvisor.com/LocationPhotos-g33388-d251918-16th_Street_Mall-De
nver_Colorado.html ,
http://www.flickr.com/photos/soyunterrorista/sets/72157622315110119/   and
http://denver.about.com/od/shopping/ig/16th-Street-Mall-Photos/16th-Street-M
all--Chess-Match.htm 

Senator Schneiderman's new intern, Martha Demos, came and we had a long talk
about all the issues past and present (streets, noise, garden, parks and
more).  I asked a few questions of the Senator and of DOT and hoped she
could get answers for us (I'm sure I'm not going to remember all of these
and hope Martha does).

For Senator Schneiderman:  
Could state funding be available for creating a greenway / mall on Dyckman?
Can the Senator get a new law passed to give some teeth to the annual
reviews of liquor licenses (i.e. criteria that a store has abused its liquor
license and should therefore lose it).
Can he look into whether the new applications (Papasito and the 2 new wine
bars) will be subject to the new law that was recently passed saying that no
more than 3 of ANY type of liquor/wine license be denied.

For DOT
What is the status of the feasibility study of the Dyckman greenway that
CB12 asked for many moons ago?
Can we get a copy?
Can we get some speed bumps on west Dyckman to control the drag racers and
motorcycles?
If not, why not?

We should try to meet again... soon



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Maggie Clarke, Ph.D. 
www.MaggieClarkeEnvironmental.com
<http://www.maggieclarkeenvironmental.com/> 
Environmental Scientist, Educator
mclarke@...
New York City 



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