Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

DOT, CB 12 Hold Firm as Cranks Attack Fort George Hill Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Jun 4, 2015 | 32 Comments

Fort George Hill co-op owners had a freak-out over a new protected bike lane at a Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee meeting Monday evening. The bike lane, installed earlier this year to provide a safe two-way connection between Washington Heights and Inwood, was among a handful of streets CB 12 suggested to DOT for bike lanes in 2012. […]

DOT’s Latest Missed Opportunity for Protected Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Jun 4, 2015 | 51 Comments

Eighth Street, which cuts eastbound across Greenwich Village just above Washington Square Park, had two traffic lanes until recently. A road diet by the Department of Transportation dropped it to one lane and added new pedestrian crossings. Left out of the redesign: bike lanes. Instead, there are “extra-wide parking lanes” that also accommodate double-parked drivers. Last November, the plan […]

DOT Redesign of 165th Street in the Bronx: Road Diet and Painted Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | May 12, 2015 | 16 Comments

A section of E. 165th Street near the Grand Concourse is set to get a road diet, bike lanes, and concrete pedestrian islands under a DOT plan to cut down on traffic injuries [PDF]. While the redesign would be a big improvement over the status quo, it doesn’t take advantage of the widest sections to […]

Canarsie Set to Get On-Street Bike/Ped Connection to Jamaica Bay Greenway

By Stephen Miller | May 11, 2015 | 4 Comments

DOT has proposed a 1.75-mile on-street biking and walking path from Flatlands Avenue to the Jamaica Bay Greenway [PDF]. The plan received the support of Brooklyn Community Board 18, which had rejected bike lanes proposed for other streets in the neighborhood. The project route follows Shore Parkway, E. 102nd Street, Seaview Avenue, and E. 108th Street, which border Canarsie Park […]

Eyes on the Street: A Buffer for (Some of) the Sixth Avenue Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | May 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

Parts of the notoriously skinny Sixth Avenue bike lane are about to get slightly less cramped. DOT is narrowing the car lanes on the newly-repaved avenue to make room for buffers on the bike lane from Christopher Street to W. 14th Street. While the buffers are a welcome upgrade, they’re no long-term fix for one of the city’s most intimidating […]

DOT Proposes Road Diets for Two Uptown Avenues

By Stephen Miller | May 8, 2015 | 8 Comments

Two dangerous uptown avenues could get road diets and bike lanes this summer under a DOT plan presented to the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee on Monday [PDF]. A plan for Sherman Avenue received the committee’s support, while a design for St. Nicholas Avenue is headed for at least one more month of review. There were 25 serious […]

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