Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Meet the New Yorkers Building the Biggest, Brightest Bike Counter Yet

By Stephen Miller | Feb 14, 2014 | 10 Comments

Digital-display bicycle counters, sprouting up first in European cycling capitals like Copenhagen and spreading in recent years to Portland and San Francisco, give a real-time tally of how many cyclists use busy bike routes each day. This year, New York is set to get its own. The Big Apple’s version will — like most things […]

Safer, Saner Brooklyn Bridge Entrance on Track for Next Year

By Stephen Miller | Feb 12, 2014 | 30 Comments

After years of planning and advocacy, an effort to improve the dangerous, ugly asphalt expanse on the Brooklyn side of the Brooklyn Bridge is set to take a big step forward tonight. Community Board 2 is meeting to vote on a resolution in support of a plan to expand space for walking and biking, realign car […]

Uptown Electeds Ask Cuomo to Dedicate State Funds to Safer Streets

By Stephen Miller | Feb 11, 2014 | 1 Comment

A group of uptown elected officials, including City Council Transportation Committee Chair Ydanis Rodriguez, sent a letter today to Governor Andrew Cuomo asking him to include dedicated funds for bicycle and pedestrian projects in his executive budget [PDF]. The request echoes a call from street safety advocates and comes as the de Blasio administration must marshal resources […]

CB 7 Votes 35-0 for DOT to Study Amsterdam Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Dec 4, 2013 | 13 Comments

Before an audience of more than 100 people last night, Manhattan Community Board 7 voted 35-0, with five abstentions, for a resolution asking DOT to perform a complete streets study of Amsterdam Avenue, including safer pedestrian crossings and a protected bike lane. The unanimous vote came after a long session of procedural wrangling over the […]

Tonight on the Upper West Side: Critical Vote on Amsterdam Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Dec 3, 2013 | 10 Comments

After months of meetings, tonight Manhattan Community Board 7 is expected to vote on a resolution asking DOT for a complete streets study of Amsterdam Avenue. Getting to tonight’s vote involved months of marathon meetings and debate, and supporters of safer streets can’t let up now. The resolution being considered tonight asks DOT to study […]

Tonight: Kips Bay and Astoria Community Boards Consider Complete Streets

By Stephen Miller | Oct 9, 2013 | No Comments

There are two community board meetings tonight on complete streets plans in Manhattan and Queens. The full board of Manhattan CB 6 is considering a resolution, passed by its transportation committee on Monday, to support a DOT plan to fill in a gap on the Second Avenue protected bike lane. Currently, the avenue from 23rd […]

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