Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

You Can Now Tell 311 About Bike Lane Blockers

By David Meyer | Nov 1, 2016 | 32 Comments

New Yorkers can now report drivers illegally blocking bike lanes via the city’s 311 website and mobile apps, according to an update from 311 yesterday. The 311 website and the “NYC 311” app enable users to report quality of life, health, and safety complaints to the city. Yesterday’s update added “blocked bike lane” to the set of “illegal parking” violations that can […]

CB 1 Endorses Metropolitan Bridge Bike Lane After Two Years of Delays

By David Meyer | Oct 14, 2016 | 7 Comments

Brooklyn Community Board 1 unanimously endorsed DOT’s bike lane plan for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. It took a while to reach this point — the board repeatedly delayed an endorsement for more than two years. The project will add painted bike lanes in both directions over the bridge, which connects Bushwick and Ridgewood [PDF]. DOT has revised the design […]

CB 1 Stalls Bike Lane Because of “Left Turn of Death” Where No One Has Died

By David Meyer | Oct 13, 2016 | 6 Comments

The leadership at Brooklyn Community Board 1 is pulling out all the stops to delay or block DOT’s plan for safer bike infrastructure on the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. After a meeting last month, CB 1 leadership sent a packet to all board members arguing that the project should not move forward until DOT makes changes at the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and […]

Brooklyn CB 1 Wants to Delay Metropolitan Ave Bridge Bike Lane Some More

By David Meyer | Sep 16, 2016 | 13 Comments

On Wednesday night, Brooklyn Community Board 1 voted 18 to 8 against a DOT plan to add a bike lane connecting Bushwick and Ridgewood via the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. Technically, the board voted against making a recommendation on the project, but after two years of deliberation already, the decision to withhold an endorsement is tantamount to opposition. The Metropolitan […]

Eyes on the Street: Phase 2 of Queens Boulevard Redesign Takes Shape

By David Meyer | Aug 29, 2016 | 17 Comments

Using #QueensBlvd #bikenyc 2nd Phase at midnight, thanks for the improvements made @NYC_DOT @BilldeBlasio @transalt pic.twitter.com/Qfz8xvKcvS — Claudia Corcino (@corcino_claudia) August 29, 2016 Green paint is down on a new section of the Queens Boulevard bike lane in Elmhurst. The second phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign runs from 74th Street to Eliot Avenue [PDF], extending east […]

3,000 People Join Sister of Lauren Davis to Call for Bike Lane on Classon Ave

By David Meyer | Aug 25, 2016 | 15 Comments

Danielle Davis lost her sister in April. Lauren Davis was biking on Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill when a driver turned left across her path, killing her. Now Danielle is calling on the city to add a bike lane to the street where Lauren lost her life. With the support of Transportation Alternatives, she launched an online petition yesterday addressed to local City Council […]

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