Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Watch the NYC Bike Network Grow and Evolve Over 120 Years

By Ben Fried | Jul 21, 2014 | 17 Comments

Prepare to be mesmerized. Betsy Emmons has mapped the history of New York City’s bike network using the platform MapStory, where she’s currently a summer fellow. Watch the city’s greenways, bike lanes, and bridge paths expand over 120 years. You can see the first designated bike routes — promenade-style parkways designed by Olmsted and Vaux […]

Contraflow Bike Lanes Finally Get Nod From U.S. Engineering Establishment

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 18, 2014 | No Comments

Buffered bike lanes have been used in some American cities for decades now, and an increasing number of cities are implementing contraflow bike lanes. But only just now are these street designs getting official recognition from powerful standard-setters inside the U.S. engineering establishment. Late last month, the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices gave […]

How to Stop NYPD From Blocking Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Jul 9, 2014 | 38 Comments

We’re seeing a lot of photos this week of police parked in bike lanes. Fortunately, there is something cyclists can do about it in addition to submitting documentation to Cops in Bike Lanes. Blocking a lane is not merely a sign of disrespect on the the part of NYPD. It’s illegal, and it poses a […]

Eyes on the Street: New Bike Connection Over Sunnyside Yard

By Ben Fried | Jun 27, 2014 | 6 Comments

Looks like DOT crews are making progress on the neighborhood bike plan for Sunnyside and Long Island City that Queens Community Board 2 approved last year. Clarence took this photo of the new bike lane on the 39th Street bridge over the Sunnyside rail yard. He says it got striped a couple of weeks ago. […]

Three Years After Voting Down Bike Lane, CB 10 Weighs Bay Ridge Bike Plan

By Stephen Miller | Jun 16, 2014 | 2 Comments

Three years ago, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio cheered as Brooklyn Community Board 10 helped kill a bike lane proposal. Tonight, there’s a very different story unfolding: Responding to CB 10’s request for new bike routes, Mayor de Blasio’s DOT has proposed a bike lane plan for the neighborhood. The plan under consideration tonight [PDF] is different […]

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