It is time for DOT to stop jerking around the cyclists using the bridge and commit to a real path on the bridge. Do not retreat from traffic calming. Speed humps work and the public wants them. It is a mistake for the DOT to put its speed hump program on hold because of the complaints of a small number of motorists and turf-conscious community boards. Across the city, neighborhood groups and PTAs have requested speed humps to stop speeding and excessive traffic.
Speed humps make communities safer and more livable.
Given the exhaustive review and analysis DOT conducted on speed hump design and methods, the agency should have confidence in its conclusions and move full speed ahead on this popular program. Similarly, the agency should begin installing mini-traffic circles and temporary sidewalk extensions. The State Department of Transportation is making rapid progress on the Hudson River Greenway segment between the Battery and 59th Street, and should be done by 2002. North of 72nd Street, the city Parks Department is filling in the path's gaps in Riverside Park, and will have a continuous greenway path built between 72nd and 133rd Streets by 2003 or so. The Parks Department must work with Mr. Trump to create an interim greenway path to keep the vision of a continuous Hudson River Greenway alive.