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Helen Rosenthal

Chairperson

250 West 87^th Street

2^nd Floor

New York, NY10024

Dear Chairperson Rosenthal:

I am writing you today to express my support for new bicycle and traffic-calming measures on West 106^th Street between Central Park West and

Riverside Drive. As an area resident and neighborhood activist, I know that a W. 106^th St. bikeway will provide a much-needed link between the city’s two most popular cycling destinations, Central Park and the Hudson River Bike Path.  It will also clearly define the roadway, helping drivers as well as cyclists obey the law.

Most importantly, this plan is a great first step towards the comprehensive, physically protected network of bikeways that Upper Manhattan needs.  While the current plan to install buffered lanes is a huge step in the right direction, I look forward to its swift upgrade to a physically protected lane.  A protected facility will work to encourage cycling by providing a truly safe space for cyclists. 

Sincerely,

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cc:  Your Council Member.  Either  Mellisa Mark-Viverito, Inez Dickens, or Gale Brewer. To find out  who represents you, go to http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml and enter your street address. 

        Andrew Albert and Dan Zweig, Co-Chairs, Transportation Committee, Community Board 7