Caption Contest: Broadway Boulevard NYPD Tower
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This tipster photo was snapped last Tuesday, September 2, on Broadway south of 42 Street. Who has a good caption?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes
Boston’s First Bike Lanes a Hit With Drivers
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Last month, Boston moved toward shedding its rep as one of the country’s least cycling-friendly cities by installing its first-ever bike lanes on city-controlled streets. According to the Boston Globe, the lanes — on Commonwealth Avenue and American Legion Highway — will be accompanied by some 250 bike racks around the city, and represent the […]
Brooklyn CB1 Hears Two Proposals for Safer Streets Tonight
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We’ve got some more community board action for you today. Brooklyn Community Board 1, which represents Williamsburg and Greenpoint, is set to hear proposals for new buffered bike lanes on Kent Avenue and for improving pedestrian safety at dangerous intersections in North Brooklyn. The bike lanes are an interim step on the way to completing […]
Eyes on the Street: A Walk Down Broadway Boulevard
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After Summer Streets wrapped up last Saturday, I headed over to Times Square to check out the progress on DOT’s "Broadway Boulevard" project. The new street geometry and surfacing are mostly in place, while plantings and furniture have yet to arrive. The bike lane was also fully functional, making this pedicab ride across 41st Street […]
Make Queens Boulevard a Complete Street
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Last February, 22-year-old Asif Rahman was hit and killed by a truck while riding his bicycle on Queens Boulevard. Though the infamous "Boulevard of Death" is a lot safer than it used to be, it still produces far too many injuries and fatalities. Asif’s family, Council member Jim Gennaro, and Transportation Alternatives held a press […]
New Bike Markings for North Greenpoint
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Tipster Ryan Lee sends along some photos of new bicycle lanes being marked on Manhattan Avenue in North Greenpoint, Brooklyn today. He writes that the new lanes stretch from Ash St. to Greenpoint Ave. on both sides of the street and bike boxes are going in at the intersections. As always, you can find lots […]