Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

The Hudson River Park Bike Seizure: Why’d They Do It?

By Noah Kazis | Aug 18, 2010 | 22 Comments

Though there’s a rule forbidding parking bikes to objects that aren’t racks, it’s easy to miss unless you already know what to look for. Photos: Noah Kazis Last Saturday, ten cyclists returned to where they had parked their bikes in Hudson River Park to find them gone. They had been attached to a railing along […]

NYC’s Car-Free Majority Deserves a Share of Defunct Bus Stops

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Jul 16, 2010 | 10 Comments

Photo: cyclosity/Flickr When the MTA service cuts took effect last month, 570 bus stops around the city suddenly became a collective no-man’s land. Buses weren’t pulling up to the curb anymore, creating an irresistible vacuum for motorists. If you belong to a neighborhood message board or listserve, you may have come across a few dispatches […]

For a Reasonable Price on Bike Parking, Try Brooklyn

By Noah Kazis | Jul 1, 2010 | 18 Comments

The Bicycle Access to Garages Law is in effect, but just because you can park your bike in a garage, doesn’t mean you want to. At many garages, the prices are absurdly high. At 62nd and Columbus, a month of bike parking costs $175. One garage at Bowery and Canal charges $211.19 for a month and […]

If Bus Stops Disappear, What Will Happen to All That Space?

By Noah Kazis | May 26, 2010 | 7 Comments

Photo: cyclosity/Flickr Starting June 27, 570 bus stops across New York City could disappear. Unless Congress delivers an 11th hour reprieve — still a distinct possibility — service cuts will axe or reroute dozens of bus lines, raising the question of what to do with all the curbside real estate at these potentially defunct stops. […]

Five Months On, Bike Access to Buildings Law Showing Results

By Noah Kazis | May 20, 2010 | 9 Comments

The location of every building with an official bicycle access plan. Image: City Council [PDF] On the eve of Bike to Work Day, the New York City Council released new stats today measuring the impact of the Bicycle Access to Buildings Law. Five months after taking effect, the law has made it easier for well […]

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Streetfilms: Long Beach Shifts Cycling Into High Gear

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 16, 2010 | No Comments

Long Beach, Los Angeles’s neighbor to the south, has started to put some serious effort into making cycling an attractive and safe mode of transportation, and it’s already paying dividends. Bicycling Magazine’s 2010 rankings for bike-friendly cities ranked Long Beach a respectable 23rd. But the city has more ambitious goals, aiming to ultimately become the […]

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