Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Eric Adams meets the press on bikes. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eric Adams: If Jeff Bezos Is Going To Space, We Can Build A Protected Bike Route From Downtown Brooklyn To Park Slope

By Dave Colon | Jun 25, 2021 | No Comments

Brooklyn Borough President and presumptive mayor of New York Eric Adams said that an Adams administration could replace the current mishmash of unprotected bike lanes he rode on with a safe route that would be more welcoming to cyclists of all stripes.

The redesigned Queens Boulevard, circa 2017, with bike lane. It doesn't go far enough. Photo: NYC DOT

OPINION: Extend the Queens Boulevard Bike Lanes to Jamaica!

By Samuel Santaella | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments

Cyclists need safety as they cross streets with highway-like conditions on the way to a shopping and transit hub.

Mayoral candidate Shaun Donovan at the corner of Humboldt Street and Seigel Street, where your humble bike correspondent was once run over by a car driver. Photo: Dave Colon

THE COLON CYCLE: Shaun Donovan Doesn’t Want Us To Miss The Next Moment

By Dave Colon | Jun 16, 2021 | No Comments

Welcome to the fourth installment of the fabled Dave Colon Challenge...with Shaun Donovan.

State officials say they will provide a temporary protected bike lane on West Street while construction occurs on the Hudson River Greenway at night this week. Photo: Craig Sachs

Heads Up! State DOT Promises Safe Detour For Hudson River Greenway Construction

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 13, 2021 | No Comments

Cyclists will get a protected bike lane detour on southbound West Street, aka Route 9A, during the hours of construction — 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. between Monday and Thursday.

Free him: A cyclist makes his way across the MTA-controlled Gil Hodges Bridge. Photo: Dave Colon

LAST MINUTE PUSH: Legislators Hope to Get Cyclists And Pedestrians A Voice At The MTA

By Dave Colon | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

Activists and bike-friendly legislators are making a final push to get a floor vote for a stalled bill that would bring cyclist and pedestrian input to the MTA's planning process, a longtime oversight and sore spot for anyone who's tried to bike over an MTA bridge such as the Triboro or Gil Hodges.

DECISION 2021: Meet the Council Candidates, Queens Edition (There are a LOT of Them!)

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 4, 2021 | No Comments

Earlier this year, we published a mega preview of the key City Council races in Brooklyn. Today, we shift our full attention to Queens.

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