Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

How Much Would You Pay to Park Your Bike in an NYC Garage?

By Ben Fried | Dec 18, 2009 | 50 Comments

What’s a reasonable price for off-street bike parking? As New York City parking facilities start complying with the Bicycle Access to Garages Law, which took effect a little more than a month ago, the rates are looking pretty steep. This photo comes to us from reader BicyclesOnly, who says the $6 daily rate shown here […]

Banned From Bringing Your Bike to Work? The Law’s on Your Side Now

By Ben Fried | Dec 11, 2009 | 7 Comments

Image: NYCDOT Today is a historic day for bicycling in New York City. Local Law 52, a.k.a. the Bikes in Buildings Law, took effect. People all over the city are talking to their bosses about bringing their bikes inside the workplace. And lots of those bosses will be talking to building managers about how to […]

Larry Silverstein: Most Buildings Can Comply With Bikes in Buildings Law

By Ben Fried | Dec 10, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photo of 7 World Trade: G. Paul Burnett/New York Times. With the Bikes in Buildings Law taking effect in less than 24 hours, this story in the Times is a must-read. Here on Streetsblog, we’ve mostly covered the more intransigent elements within the real estate industry — the folks clinging to an antiquated cultural aversion […]

This Friday: Bicycle Access Law Takes Effect

By Ben Fried | Dec 7, 2009 | 11 Comments

Bicycles inside Silverstein Properties’ 7 World Trade Center. Photo: Transportation Alternatives. It’s been almost 120 days since the Bicycle Access Bill was signed into law, which means that this Friday, December 11, the law will actually take effect. If you work in an office building (with a freight elevator) where bikes are currently banned, you’ll […]

NYPD Sidewalk Hogs Make Way for Bike Parking and Benches (Updated)

By Ben Fried | Nov 30, 2009 | 13 Comments

Elizabeth Press sends these shots of the northeast corner of Hoyt and Schermerhorn in downtown Brooklyn. In what may be a first for New York City, this nifty little DOT reclamation includes bike racks installed on the roadbed, not the sidewalk. (Update: DOT confirms that yes, this is something new for the city.) More on […]

Feds Propose to Expand Opportunities for Biking and Walking to Transit

By Elana Schor | Nov 16, 2009 | 3 Comments

When it comes to infrastructure improvements that encourage more people to walk or bicycle to transit stations, how long will commuters be willing to travel? The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has officially answered that question, proposing a significant expansion of the rules governing how close bike-ped projects should be to transit in order to receive […]

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