New York State Dept. of Transportation's Traffic Study Based on Flawed Data

Last spring, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) presented the computerized model they used to compare the potential impact on existing streets and roadways of keeping the Sheridan Expressway versus removing it. NYSDOT concluded that their model showed an increase in traffic if the Sheridan Expressway was removed. However, an independed technical consultant, Smart Mobility, hired by the Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance found NYSDOT's modeling to be flawed and to contain many errors.

Smart Mobility found the following problems with NYSDOT's model:

• the model contains factual errors such as incorrect traffic counts

• their numbers are flawed since htey assume that traffic will increase city-wide by 2030 to levers that are impossible within the limits of street space, and that are unlikely due to declining driving trends

• they overestimate truck volumes by as much as 110%

• NYSDOT's model is not designed to measure local traffic impacts

Independent experts agree - NYSDOT's model has too many flaws to determine the Sheridan's future!

Please read the full report here: New York State Dept. of Transportation's Traffic Study Based on Flawed Data

"Tear Down the Sheridan" TOWNHALL MEETING!

Thurs. January 27th, 6:30 - 8 pm

EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE
(1716 Southern Blvd. Bronx, NY)

We are closer than ever to replacing the Sheridan Expressway with afforable housing, parks, and jobs! At the townhall meeting we will raise awareness of the plan to remove the Sheridan and we will build a large group of residents, organizations, and politicians that will work to replace the Sheridan. We will address concerns and questions and make a CALL TO ACTION by encouraging our politicians to meet our demands and by involving more of our South Bronx neighbors in the campaign.

Train: Take the 2 or 5 train to 174th street. Bus: BX36 to Vyse Ave and E 174 St OR BX19 to Southern Blvd. and E 173 St

Stakeholder's Meeting Announced

NYSDOT will be having its first Stakeholder's Meeting in TWO YEARS for the Bruckner-Sheridan Interchange Project. Come and make sure your voice is heard! Snacks and refreshments will be served.

Tuesday, July 13, 2010
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Casita Maria Center for Arts and Education
928 Simpson St - 6th Floor, x 163rd St

6 train to Hunts Point, walk on 163rd St to Simpson St.
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Contact Melanie for more info

Town Hall A Success!

Thank you again to everyone who came out to our Town Hall Meeting! There were some great discussions and some good questions were raised. You can find the Q&A from the meeting here.

If you missed out on the Town Hall, you can still ask to be on our mailing list. If you went to the meeting and would like us to present the Sheridan project at your church, community group, tenant association, or club please let us know!

TOWN HALL MEETING

TOWN HALL MEETING!

Tuesday, November 10 at 6:45 PM

Location: The POINT - 940 Garrison Ave

Come one, come all to our Town Hall Meeting where you will be able to learn more about the current and future progress of the project, ask any and all your questions, and brainstorm about what you would like to see in the Sheridan's place.

Dinner, childcare, and Spanish translation provided!

The Alliance Stands on the Sheridan Expressway

On Wednesday, July 15 2009 at 5.30 pm, the Alliance took a group photo on the Sheridan Expressway. The photograph was a repeat of a photograph taken nine years ago, and showed that at rush hour, there is still little traffic on the Sheridan. The traffic on the Sheridan is also cars commuting from Manhattan to the North Bronx and Westchester, not trucks that use the Hunts Point Market. These cars could use the Bronx River Parkway if the Sheridan were taken down.

As our friends at TSTC said, "The gaps in the traffic weren’t quite long enough for a sit-down picnic, which is too bad because the South Bronx is sorely lacking parks and other places for families to recreate and relax." The Community Plan has room for open space and for community space, which is just another reason the Sheridan must go!

Sheridan Expressway Featured on PBS Special

Blueprint America: Road to the Future
Wednesday, 05.20.2009 at 8.00 pm on Channel 13

Miles O'Brien, former aviation and science correspondent for CNN, hosts this documentary about innovative infrastructure projects being discussed and created in Portland, Denver and New York City. …[C]ities that once built infrastructure to serve only automobiles and trucks are now looking to innovative new forms of transportation systems - like trolleys, light rail, pedestrian walkways and bike paths. Whether it is talking to residents pushing sustainable development in the Bronx, smart growth in Denver, or a journalist in Portland whose beat is bicycling, Blueprint America finds a common theme: America’s love affair with the car may be a thing of the past.

The Southern Bronx River Watershed Alliance and its vision to turn the Sheridan Expressway into 28 acres of open space, affordable housing, businesses, and jobs is highlighted in this PBS special on the future of infrastructure in America! Show your support by watching the show, and check out the additional airdates in case you miss it:

Additional Airdates:
Friday, 05.22.09 at 1.00 am on Channel 13
Sunday, 05.24.09 at 7.00 pm on WLIW World
Monday, 05.25.09 at 7.00 pm on WLIW World
Monday, 05.25.09 at 2.00 am on WLIW21
Wednesday, 05.27.09 at 5.00 am on WLIW21