Upper Green Side

Traffic Relief and More Greenmarkets Please!

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This January stands to be one of the most important months for everyone to turn out at Community Board 8 meetings to have your voice heard on important Upper Green Side issues.

On January 2nd, at 7pm at NY Blood Center, 310 East 67th Street, (First-Second), Auditorium, the Transportation Committee meeting will discuss 4 important items:

1. The NYPD is trying to unilaterally enact restrictions on the number of cyclists that can legally ride together even if they follow the law. We need to convince the Community board that this is a bad idea and that the city council should instead enact pro-free speech legislation.

2. There will be a discussion of installing barriers on the pedestrian islands on Park Avenue to protect people on the islands from cars that can easily ride up on the sidewalk and harm them. We need to support this to encourage more people to feel safe walking across the street.

3. There will be a discussion of the impact of traffic on the neighborhood and whether the DOT should set limits on the amount of cars that pass through our neighborhood.  Please come to share your own story on how automobiles affect your quality of life.

4. Finally they will be setting the agenda of a forum that will take place in the Spring about Pedestrian and Bike safety.

Please come with your thoughts on what should be on that agenda.

Then on Janurary 18th at 7:30 at NY Blood Center, 310 East 67th Street, (First-Second), Auditorium, there will be a discussion of new greenmarket site proposals. Please come with your thoughts on where new greenmarkets should be placed in our area.

PLEASE come to the meetings to have your voice heard! And write to info@cb8m.com to share your thoughts on these matters.