Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Grand Army Plaza Redesign Moves Forward Without Plaza Street Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Apr 18, 2011 | 31 Comments

Construction on a slate of pedestrian and bike improvements for Grand Army Plaza is scheduled to move forward this summer, NYC DOT announced this Saturday. The redesign includes a major expansion of the pedestrian islands at the north side of GAP and the addition of a two-way, protected bicycle connection linking Union Street to Eastern […]

STREETFILMS

Moving Beyond the Automobile: Road Diets

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 13, 2011 | No Comments

What’s a road diet? Quite simply, traffic-calming expert Dan Burden told Streetfilms, “A road diet is anytime you take any lane out of a road.” The first time people hear about a road diet, their initial reaction likely goes something like this: “How can removing lanes improve my neighborhood and not cause traffic backups?” It […]

AASHTO: New Rule Makes It Too Hard to Ignore Cyclists and Pedestrians

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 12, 2011 | No Comments

For years, state DOTs have exploited a loophole of federal government policy that allowed them to build massive, publicly funded projects without accommodating non-motorized users as long as they could show that “due consideration” had been given to bicyclists and pedestrians. But last year, US DOT gave that requirement some teeth, issuing a directive specifying […]

New Bikeway Design Guide Could Bring Safer Cycling to More American Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 9, 2011 | No Comments

Better bicycling infrastructure could be coming to a city near you thanks to an initiative of the National Association of City Transportation Officials. NACTO’s Cities for Cycling committee today released its anticipated Bikeway Design Guide, a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in bicycle infrastructure that is intended to advance state and national policy. Created […]

On Eve of National Bike Summit, A Renewed Push for Separated Bike Lanes

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 7, 2011 | No Comments

The National Bike Summit begins tomorrow, bringing together an estimated 750 cycling advocates. They’ll hear from NYCDOT Chief Janette Sadik-Khan, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, and they’ll descend on Congress in droves, plastic bike pins fastened to their lapels, to deliver a message about safe cycling access. Don’t look to AASHTO’s […]

Senate Committee Backs Infrastructure Spending (But Not For Bike Lanes)

By Tanya Snyder | Jan 26, 2011 | No Comments

“We need to take care of this sooner than later,” Sen. Barbara Boxer said this morning in reference to a surface transportation reauthorization. “We can’t keep doing extension after extension.” Photo from Zagasi Before the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee even has all its members named (that should happen in the next day or […]

Show More Stories