Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

CB 7 Committee Votes for More UWS Bike Parking, Overriding Co-Chair

By Stephen Miller | Nov 14, 2012 | 12 Comments

Last night, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 signed off on plans for more bike racks on the Upper West Side and the neighborhood’s first on-street bike corral. The two resolutions mustered more than enough support to overwhelm the objections of committee co-chair Dan Zweig, and both will advance to the full committee in […]

Beware the Dread “Parking Lot for Bikes”

By Ben Fried | Oct 19, 2012 | 19 Comments

Looks like Queens Community Board 1 has some competition when it comes to irrational opposition to on-street bike parking. DNAinfo reports that a proposed bike corral at Wyckoff Avenue and Starr Street in Bushwick has some detractors at Brooklyn Community Board 4. “The transportation will be disrupted…and anyone hit by a car or bike coming […]

Mayor’s Report Card: NYC Traffic Fatalities Up, NYPD Enforcement Down

By Stephen Miller | Sep 20, 2012 | 14 Comments

The Mayor’s Management Report, an annual summation of how well city agencies are doing their jobs, includes bad news for traffic safety and sustainable streets. In the last fiscal year, traffic fatalities were at their highest level since 2008, and NYPD moving violations summonses were at a 10-year low. Meanwhile, DOT missed its bike lane and […]

Markowitz: Loosen Downtown BK Parking Regs for Older Buildings Too

By Stephen Miller | Aug 16, 2012 | 7 Comments

Borough President Marty Markowitz wants to reduce parking minimums in Downtown Brooklyn, and he thinks developers should be able to convert existing parking spots to other uses. This spring the Department of City Planning unveiled a plan to cut Downtown Brooklyn’s onerous parking requirements in half, and Markowitz’s recommendations [PDF] are the latest step on […]

The Case of the Condemned Bike Rack: Solved!

By Noah Kazis | Jul 27, 2012 | 5 Comments

Earlier this week, East Village blogger EV Grieve posted the above picture of an Astor Place bike rack scheduled for removal. He surmised that the bike rack could have been on the way out to make room for the 55-dock bike-share station planned for the location, but fear not: No such personal bike vs. shared […]

Grassroots Coalition Crafts Action Plan for Lower East Side Cycling

By Noah Kazis | Jun 4, 2012 | 1 Comment

After a year and a half of grassroots activism, last week the Lower East Side’s Local Spokes coalition released a wide-ranging action plan to improve cycling in the neighborhood [PDF]. The plan includes both actions that Local Spokes member organizations plan to undertake, like developing a bicycle safety curriculum for area residents and organizing businesses to […]

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