http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog Just another weblog Tue, 12 May 2009 12:38:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was one of the gazillion riders pedaling around the city in Bike New York’s annual Five Boro Bike Tour recently.  I know, anecdotally and through personal encounters, that some participants in the ride have traveled thousands of miles to the start, and that others only pull out their trusty ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/05/12/open-your-eyes-we-need-better-bike-lanes/  Please join other parents, educators, and administrators to learn more about the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance & Livable Streets Education.  These two programs help school communities make well-informed requests and advocate for change.Info Session and Meet & GreetMonday, April 27, 20099:30 a.m. or 4:30 p.m. At the JCC in Manhattah, ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/04/22/how-to-ask-for-safer-streets-around-schools/ It's been a hot couple of years for the Upper West Side with buzzed-about openingsincluding Dovetail, Eighty One and West Branch. On May 30, from7-9:30 PM, those restaurants' chefs will join others, including Jean-GeorgesVongerichten (Jean Georges), Bill Telepan (Telepan) and Zak Pelaccio (Fatty Crab),for New Taste of the Upper West ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/04/22/go-local-and-eat-well-on-the-uws/ I’m involved in an effort at Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, one of the largest and most influential synagogues on the Upper West Side , to develop a plan for greening our street, the 200 block of West 88th Street , between Broadway and West End Avenue . The Environmental Action Hevra, ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/03/30/uws-jewish-community-is-joining-the-campaign-for-livable-streets/ At the last meeting of the Green Committee of Community Board 7 of the Upper West Side we watched a documentary about the transformation of Curitiba, Brazil.  It's called "A Convenient Truth" and I highly recommend it, though you must not watch the trailer on Youtube which makes it seem ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/03/30/curitiba-rocks-the-house/ My friend, Julie Margolies, came to me one day and said, "the intersection near my kids' school is really dangerous. What can we do about it?" We met on the corner of 95th and Amsterdam and witnessed what it was like to cross this awful intersection. It was especially daunting ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/02/18/ask-for-the-changes-you-want/ ­ I want to begin by thanking profusely the city for repainting West 106th Street with such an excellent bike lane. I ride over it several times a day, and feel much safer. But -- there's always a but -- the section of 106th Street in front of the Jewish ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2009/01/08/west-106th-street-bike-lane-improvement-needed/ Dear Upper West Siders: I want to thank you again for coming out last Thursday for the launch of the Blueprint for the Upper West Side.  It’s been almost exactly a year since the birth of the Upper West Side Streets Renaissance (UWSSR) and our celebration at PS 87 was a ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/11/20/uwsers-ring-in-the-new-year/ We've added a new page of letter templates to the site to make it even easier to make yourself heard on the UWS issues that matter to you. They're separated by individual letters, that you send yourself, and group letters, which you can use to gather support from other people ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/11/13/shout-it-from-the-curb-tops/ If you’re reading this, chances are the answer is  yes! So here’s the deal: apply to join your local community board (CB). This year I had the opportunity to witness my local CB first hand, and testified alongside others in support of the cross-town bike lane on 106th Street.  We won, ... http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/uws/blog/2008/11/12/want-more-and-better-bike-lanes-and-complete-streets-in-manhattan/