Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Proposed bike lane projects for Corona, Jackson Heights, and East Elmhurst. The dotted lines indicate the proposed routes: blue for painted lanes, green for protected lanes, and purple for sharrows. Image: DOT

DOT Plans Small ‘Big Jump’ into Bike Lane Expansion in Queens

By David Meyer | Oct 18, 2018 | 22 Comments

But new routes proposed for Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights fall short of their supersized name.

By and large, construction companies get away with blatant obstructions to safety like the one pictured here. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Bill to Keep Cyclists Safe Near Construction Sites Lacks $ufficient Mu$cle

By David Meyer | Oct 17, 2018 | No Comments

The bill by CM Carlina Rivera offers no new fines for construction companies that endanger cyclists.

The city did not meet its projections for protected bike lanes this year, partly because it failed to close the gap on Second Avenue. Photo: DOT

Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap Won’t Be Filled This Year

By David Meyer | Oct 17, 2018 | 8 Comments

More danger for cyclists as Mayor de Blasio again hits the snooze button.

The proposed redesign of Amsterdam Avenue would cut dangerous speeding while reducing the flow of traffic — something the community board leadership refuses to believe. Image: DOT

OUTRAGE! DOT Delays Life-Saving Amsterdam Avenue Redesign in Fight With NIMBYs

By David Meyer | Oct 16, 2018 | 22 Comments

The leadership of Community Board 9 continues to block a basic street redesign.

Out with the old, in with the new: State Senator Marty Golden objected to a street safety improvement on Gerritsen Avenue. Photo: Twitter

Marty Golden Goes Full Crazy In Attacking Proven Street Safety Improvement

By Gersh Kuntzman | Oct 15, 2018 | 8 Comments

The state senator is not an engineer or an urban planner, but he played one on Twitter on Saturday, demanding that the Department of Transportation remove life-saving street-safety improvements on Gerritsen Avenue.

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Cycling London’s Bicycle Superhighways

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 13, 2018 | No Comments

Two years after London's first truly protected "bicycle superhighways" debuted, they are clearly making an enormous difference.

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