Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

SF Responds to Bike Injunction With 1,353 Page Enviro Review

By Matthew Roth | | 20 Comments
Two-and-a-half years after a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from adding any new bicycle infrastructure to its streets, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the San Francisco Planning Department have released a 1353-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the San Francisco Bicycle Plan. At a cost of more than $1 million, the city has attempted to demonstrate in excruciating detail what would seem to be obvious: better bicycle amenities contribute to increased cycling and an improved environment.

CityRacks Winner: It’s a Standing O

By Brad Aaron | | 22 Comments
Danish Ambassador Torben Getterman accepts on behalf of the winning designers. Photo: Nathan John. Winners of the CityRacks Design Competition were announced this morning. First place for outdoor rack went to Ian Mahaffy and Maarten De Greeve (Bettlelab) of Copenhagen, whose prototype will be adopted as "the new standard bicycle rack installed on New York […]

Council Members Revive Bikes in Buildings Bill

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
The gathering threat. The Bikes in Buildings Bill is back on the table. Yesterday City Council member David Yassky re-introduced the legislation, co-sponsored by Council member Gale Brewer, and a transportation committee hearing is scheduled for December 8. The new bill, Intro 871, stipulates that building managers and landlords must allow tenants to bring bikes […]

Time Mag Digs Montreal Bike-Share

By Gideon Shapiro | | 6 Comments
Bixi, Montreal’s new public bicycle-sharing program, has been listed among Time Magazine’s 50 Best Inventions of 2008. While a pilot version of the system debuted this fall, the real action begins next spring, when 2,400 bicycles will appear on city streets along with 300 solar-powered stations. The bikes are designed to withstand the abuses of […]

TA: Zoning Great for Tomorrow; Bike Access Can Improve Today

By Ben Fried | | 2 Comments
From a statement released by Transportation Alternatives in response to this morning’s bike parking announcement (emphasis added): Transportation Alternatives applauds the Bloomberg Administration’s announcement that the zoning code will now require indoor bicycle parking at all new office and apartment buildings. In enabling future New Yorkers to undertake zero emission commutes, this is a large […]
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