Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Queens Residents Launch Campaign for Bike Lanes Connecting Parks

By Stephen Miller | Jul 10, 2015 | 9 Comments

Northern Queens residents who want to safely bicycle to nearby parks are trying to convince the city to install new bike lanes in neighborhoods from Astoria to Corona. It all started with a post by Sergio Peçanha to a Jackson Heights neighborhood forum about two weeks ago. With Travers Park and the adjacent 78th Street play street set for reconstruction soon, Peçanha wanted […]

All Eyes on DOT After CB 7 Endorses Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jul 8, 2015 | 13 Comments

Will the third time be the charm? Manhattan Community Board 7 has overwhelmingly voted — again — to ask the city for a northbound protected bike lane as part of a redesign of Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. DOT will have to move forward on a redesign very soon to get a complement to the southbound protected bike lane on Columbus […]

DOT Opens Greenpoint Ave Bridge Bike Lanes — Now With Flex-Posts

By Stephen Miller | Jul 2, 2015 | 24 Comments

DOT staff led a celebratory ride on the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge over Newtown Creek this morning to mark the completion of new bike lanes between Brooklyn and Queens. The lanes provide safer passage on what had been a nerve-wracking crossing next to fast-moving traffic and lots of trucks. The project was first proposed in 2010 and revived earlier […]

Eyes on the Street: A Better Bikeway Linking the High Bridge to Highbridge

By Ben Fried | Jun 22, 2015 | 11 Comments

Ten days ago, DOT broke ground on a nice set of new bike lanes linking Upper Manhattan to the reopened High Bridge. Meanwhile, bike access improvements on the Bronx side are already pretty far along. This is the new contraflow bike lane on 170th Street, leading east from the High Bridge. It’s part of a package […]

Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Gets Bike Lane Barriers

By Stephen Miller | Jun 16, 2015 | 12 Comments

Biking in western Queens is getting a welcome upgrade. The two-way bike lane on Vernon Boulevard has not had any type of protection from traffic since it was installed in 2013. The lane was frequently obstructed by drivers who used it as a parking spot. Now, DOT is installing barriers along the bikeway to keep cars out. The project received the most […]

DOT Drops Buffer From Bronx Bike Lanes Under Vision Zero Safety Plan

By Stephen Miller | Jun 16, 2015 | 26 Comments

DOT is downgrading buffered bike lanes as part of a street safety project on 1.3 miles of Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, a Vision Zero priority corridor. While the street appears to have enough room for protected bike lanes while maintaining the current motor vehicle lanes, DOT instead opted to narrow the bike lanes, remove the […]

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