Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Eyes on the Street: Fresh Paint on Prince

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2008 | 20 Comments

A tipster sends this shot from earlier today of a newly-painted bike lane on Prince Street. After the jump, DOT bike program coordinator Josh Benson answers a question from a City Room reader about painted lanes.

DOT to Present Manhattan Bridge Plans to CB 3 Tonight

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2008 | 10 Comments

From Transportation Alternatives: Tonight the DOT will be presenting their plans for improved Manhattan Bridge bike access via the Chrystie Street bike lane to Community Board 3. This plan is going to involve the removal of parking along Chrystie Street, so it is anticipated that there will be resistance at the Community Board level. It […]

T.A. to Kick Off Bike Month With Wednesday 9th Avenue Ride

By Brad Aaron | May 6, 2008 | 1 Comment

Transportation Alternatives will officially kick off Bike Month tomorrow with a morning ride down the 9th Avenue cycle track. The ride will start at 9th and 23rd Street, and will end at the 14th Street pedestrian plaza, where there will be a press conference to highlight Bike Month events. Word is DOT Commish Janette Sadik-Khan […]

Baltimore Getting Serious About Bikes

By Damien Newton | May 5, 2008 | 2 Comments

Thanks to the announcement that Baltimore will have a Ciclovia, some in the livable streets movement already know that Baltimore is changing, that there is more to Charm City than is seen in crime dramas such as "The Wire" and "Homicide." A recent visit showed me that the Ciclovia is only one of several bike […]

Can Red Hook Become NYC’s Most Bike-Friendly Neighborhood?

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2008 | 16 Comments

Earlier this week, the Forum For Urban Design announced the Red Hook Bicycle Master Plan Design Competition, offering cash prizes for the best proposals to "re-imagine Red Hook as the most bicycle friendly neighborhood in all of New York." Plans should center on the creation of a bike loft parking facility at the Smith/9th Street […]

All Eyes on Portland at Bike Summit

By Ben Fried | Mar 6, 2008 | 30 Comments

An organized ride on one of Portland’s bike boulevards. If there was a star at yesterday’s National Bike Summit, it was Portland, Oregon. After Earl Blumenauer, one of the city’s congressional reps and a former county commissioner, delivered the morning address, Portland’s bike planners and advocates shared their strategies at some of the more urban-focused […]

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