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ImprovingCyclist&PedestrianSafetyinWashingtonHeights&Inwood

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OURVISIONAneighborhoodwherepeopleofall

ages,abilitiesandincomelevelscan:

Safelycycleorwalktowork;

Safelycycleorwalkwiththeir

childrentoschool,theparksor

shopping;

Safelycycleorwalkoverour

bridgestotrailsandparkstothe

North,WestandEast;and

Enjoyasafe,inexpensive,

environmentallyfriendly,and

healthyalternativemeansof

travel.2

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THEISSUES Commutingtowork,schoolorshopbybikeis

toounsafeformostresidentstorisk;

Puttingourchildrenonbikesisunthinkable;

and

Bicycleaccesstoourparksandoverour

bridgesforrecreationistoodangerous.

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OurFivePointPlan1. ExtendtheEastsideGreenwaybike

andpedestrianpath;

2. ExtendtheWestsideGreenwaybikeand

pedestrianpath;

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3. ConnecttheWestandEastSideGreenways

withsafebikelanesatthevicinityof

158th,175th andDyckman Streets;

4. Upgradebikeandpedestriansafeaccess

overourfourbridges;andand

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5.UpgradeacontinuousNorth/SouthsafebikelanefromBroadwayBridgeto155th

Streetwithconnectingcrosstownlanes.

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2. CB12ParksCommittee,onJune6,2011,ApprovedPoints12ofOur

FivePointPlanwhichareincludedintheNYCParksDepartment

ConceptualMasterPlanforNorthernManhattanParks

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PhotographscourtesyofLarsKlove&RoughAcres/RLMcKee

CosponsoredbyInwood LivableStreets

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WerequestthattheTrafficandTransportationCommitteeof

CommunityBoard12,andthefullBoard,passaresolution

endorsingthePetitionsFivePointPlansoresidentsof

WashingtonHeightsandInwood canenjoythesamesafestreet

infrastructureimprovementsimplementedinotherpartsoftheCity.

Thankyou.

BradfordConover,JonathanRabinowitz,KevinMiller,LarsKlove

andDavidFields

CoDirectors,BikeUpperManhattan(www.bikeup.org)