Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Boulevards

Another Model: Berkeley’s Bicycle Boulevard Network

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 27, 2006 | 12 Comments

Yesterday I showed some photos of the "Share the Road" Bike Route signs that were recently installed on Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn and that sparked an interesting discussion on different possible ways to design and build on-street bike paths. This summer I was in Berkeley, California for a friend’s wedding. NYCSR filmmaker Clarence Eckerson was […]

Houston Street: Bike Boulevard of Death?

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 26, 2006 | 1 Comment

New York 1 reports that a cyclist was killed this morning around 9:40 am while making a right turn from LaGuardia Place to West Houston Street. "Witnesses say the bike rider was trying to squeeze between a truck and a van." The crash took place near an ongoing $25 million DOT street construction project which, incidentally, is […]