Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

DOT Agrees to Make Bike Crossing Over LIE in Long Island City Less Hairy

By Stephen Miller | May 7, 2015 | 3 Comments

Biking over the Long Island Expressway on Greenpoint Avenue is set to get a little less nerve-wracking now that DOT has upgraded its plans for a key block. DOT agreed to add curbside bike lanes to the dangerous Queens crossing in response to local advocates and the community board. The plan comes up for a vote at the […]

CB 6 Panel Unanimously Backs Plan to Fill Gap in 1st Ave Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | May 5, 2015 | 28 Comments

DOT is set to fill a key 10-block gap in the First Avenue protected bike lane this summer, but cyclists might have to wait until the fall for the final piece of the missing link. The Manhattan Community Board 6 transportation committee voted 12-0 last night to support the plan [PDF], which replaces sharrows with a dedicated protected […]

Monday: See DOT’s Plan to Complete the First Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | May 1, 2015 | 5 Comments

Mark your calendars for early next week, when DOT will be presenting its plan to replace sharrows with a parking protected bike lane on First Avenue, filling a gap between protected bikeways south of 49th Street and north of 59th Street. This 10-block gap in the First Avenue bike lane is a key missing link, and […]

Helen Rosenthal Won’t Say Why She Reappointed Street Safety Foe to CB 7

By Stephen Miller | Apr 28, 2015 | 29 Comments

Members of Families For Safe Streets asked Council Member Helen Rosenthal at a town hall meeting last night why she reappointed street safety foe and longtime Community Board 7 transportation committee co-chair Dan Zweig. But Rosenthal refused to answer questions from Upper West Siders who have lost loved ones to traffic violence. Zweig has spent years stonewalling […]

Bay Ridge CB Overwhelmingly Backs Bike Lanes, Pedestrian Safety Fixes

By Stephen Miller | Apr 27, 2015 | 8 Comments

Bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements are coming to Bay Ridge after a pair of votes at Brooklyn Community Board 10 last week. It’s a turnaround from just a few years ago, when the board gained a reputation as one of the most anti-bike in the city. After voting down a 2011 DOT proposal to add bike […]

Bike Lanes on Track for Staten Island’s Clove Road Early This Summer

By Stephen Miller | Apr 23, 2015 | 7 Comments

Clove Road is set to get bike lanes this summer, including a half-mile road diet, nearly two years after Staten Island Community Board 1 asked DOT for the street safety fixes. Running past the Staten Island Zoo on the way from Wagner College to Port Richmond, Clove Road is a key diagonal connection across North Shore neighborhoods. The […]

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