Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

“Build It for Isabella”: Putting a Face on Why People Hesitate to Bike

By Michael Andersen | Sep 10, 2014 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets. Eight years ago, Portland Bicycle Coordinator Roger Geller wrote one of the most influential pieces of modern American bike-planning theory when he divided the potential transportation bikers in his city into four […]

PS 41 Parents and Staff Build Momentum for Protected Bike Lane on 7th Ave

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

Manhattan community boards have already asked DOT to study protected bike lanes and pedestrian islands for Amsterdam, Fifth, and Sixth Avenues. Now a coalition of public school parents, teachers, and administrators is making headway in a campaign to redesign Seventh Avenue with a complete streets focus that protects pedestrians and cyclists. Last Thursday, CB 2’s […]

Cyclists and Pedestrians Now Make Up a Huge Share of Flushing Ave Traffic

By Brad Aaron | Sep 9, 2014 | 7 Comments

Biking has skyrocketed on Flushing Avenue by the Brooklyn Navy Yard since the installation of bike infrastructure in 2010, according to new counts released by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. The route is slated for more biking and walking upgrades as the city builds out the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Cyclists and pedestrians comprised 25 percent of traffic […]

Eyes on the Street: It’s Not Easy, Being the Right Shade of Green

By Stephen Miller | Sep 5, 2014 | 18 Comments

With construction on the massive Third Water Tunnel shifting east along Grand Street, the section of the street through Soho, Little Italy, and Chinatown is getting repaved for the first time in years. Along with the new surface comes restoration of Grand Street’s protected bike lane — this time with a twist: Unlike other NYC bike […]

New DOT Report: Protected Bike Lanes Improve Safety for Everyone

By Stephen Miller | Sep 5, 2014 | 15 Comments

In sync with Bicycling Magazine naming New York America’s best biking city, DOT released a report this week full of stats on the safety impact of protected bike lanes. It’s the most robust data the city has released about this type of street design, and the results prove that protected bike lanes make streets safer not […]

Tonight: Important Complete Streets Meetings in Manhattan and Queens

By Stephen Miller | Sep 4, 2014 | No Comments

Tonight’s a big night for livable streets events, with community board meetings on proposals for Greenwich Village, the Lower East Side, and Long Island City. Plus, join Streetsblog at ARTCRANK if you’re looking for some fun. Key community board meetings tonight are: Manhattan Community Board 2’s transportation committee will consider a resolution requesting that DOT […]

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