Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

How Bike Corrals Expand New Yorkers’ Access to Businesses

By Ben Fried | Jan 16, 2013 | 5 Comments

A quick note about the new bike corral on Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights, which got a vote of approval from the local community board after hundreds of signatures were gathered in support of it. The Prospect Heights Patch reports that two local residents see the on-street bike parking as a symbol of gentrification and […]

NYC DOT Prepares for 12,000 Parking Meter-to-Bike Rack Conversions

By Ben Fried | Jan 9, 2013 | 7 Comments

The Post reported some good news this morning: NYC DOT has contracted with Louis Barbato Landscaping to make 12,000 bike racks that can be affixed to defunct single-space parking meter poles. A few years ago, when DOT started phasing out single-space meters en masse and replacing them with Muni meters, it seemed like there was […]

CB 2 Committee OKs Varick Street Traffic Calming, Punts on Bike Corrals

By Stephen Miller | Jan 4, 2013 | 38 Comments

With two unanimous 9-0 votes, Manhattan Community Board 2’s transportation committee took one step forward and one step back for livable streets last night, voting for safety fixes at a problematic intersection while punting on a proposal for bike corrals after local NIMBY extraordinaire Sean Sweeney showed up to squash it. A request for traffic calming […]

Tomorrow: Manhattan CB 2 Takes Up Ped Safety Fixes and Bike Corrals

By Ben Fried | Jan 2, 2013 | No Comments

The 2013 Streetsblog calendar kicks off with a slate of pedestrian safety measures and bike corrals up for discussion at Manhattan Community Board 2. The traffic and transportation committee will be considering safety improvements for the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Canal Street, as well as a package of sidewalk extensions, daylighting, and other upgrades […]

CB 7 Turns Down Bike Racks as Big Complete Streets Meeting Approaches

By Stephen Miller | Dec 7, 2012 | 18 Comments

Despite a positive vote in committee, earlier this week Community Board 7 on the Upper West Side sidelined a plan to bring more bike racks to the area, after some procedural maneuvering by transportation committee co-chair Dan Zweig stifled discussion. With a key presentation from DOT on extending the Columbus Avenue protected bike lane coming […]

Eyes on the Street: A New Bike Corral and a Safer Intersection in Cobble Hill

By Stephen Miller | Nov 30, 2012 | 30 Comments

Yesterday, DOT crews installed a bike corral on Court Street near the intersection with Pacific Street, in a “no standing” zone that was often ignored. Like other bike corrals the city has recently installed, this one will improve safety for pedestrians by keeping the corner visible to turning drivers. It’s also going to improve customer access […]

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