Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

DOT Exploring Better Crosstown Bike Lanes for Midtown

By David Meyer | Dec 8, 2015 | 29 Comments

DOT is exploring options for better crosstown bike connections in the city’s busiest neighborhood, according to a letter from DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione to Community Board 4. The letter says DOT is “currently exploring the potential for protected bike lanes in Midtown Manhattan” and that “large vehicle volumes, curbside access needs and network connectivity […]

Upper East Side Community Board Asks DOT for Crosstown Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Nov 20, 2015 | 18 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 8 passed a resolution Wednesday night asking DOT for crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side. Currently the only east-west pair in the neighborhood is on 90th Street and 91st Street. With biking in the neighborhood on the rise and the recent arrival of Citi Bike, it’s increasingly obvious that’s not enough. […]

West Harlemites Put Bike Lanes Back in the Picture for Broadway Redesign

By Eric Jankiewicz | Nov 6, 2015 | 20 Comments

West Harlem residents succeeded in getting NYC DOT to consider adding bike lanes to a road diet project for Broadway between W. 153rd and W. 135th. But they had to fight for it during Thursday night’s Community Board 9 transportation committee meeting. DOT had shown a design for the street this summer with wider medians and parking lanes, fewer […]

Manhattan CB 8 Committee Asks DOT for Crosstown UES Bike Lanes

By Eric Jankiewicz | Nov 5, 2015 | 10 Comments

Strong crowd here at @CB8M, every member of the public who spoke was in favor of x-town bike lanes. @transalt pic.twitter.com/91VR7AZfcw — Thomas DeVito (@PedestrianTom) November 4, 2015 Momentum continues to grow for creating crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side. In an 11-1 vote with one abstention, the Manhattan Community Board 8 transportation committee […]

Upper West Siders Call on DOT to Make Amsterdam Avenue a Complete Street

By Ben Fried | Nov 2, 2015 | 5 Comments

Next week — November 10 to be precise — DOT is expected to present a proposal to redesign Amsterdam Avenue for greater safety. The redesign is a long time coming. This summer marked the third time in the past six years that Manhattan Community Board 7 has asked DOT for a protected bike lane on Amsterdam. On Halloween, […]

Residents Call for Better Crosstown Bike Routes on the Upper East Side

By Eric Jankiewicz | Oct 22, 2015 | 14 Comments

About 30 Upper East Side residents hit the streets last Saturday to evaluate potential routes for crosstown bike lanes in their neighborhood. For the “street scan” organized by Transportation Alternatives and Bike New York, the volunteers split up evenly between people on foot and people on bikes. Both groups surveyed three possible east-west routes to document current conditions for biking. Currently, the Upper East […]

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