Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

DOT Begins Study of Dedicated Pulaski Bridge Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Nov 21, 2012 | 4 Comments

The NYC Department of Transportation is undertaking a feasibility study for constructing a protected bike lane on the Pulaski Bridge connecting Greenpoint and Long Island City, agency representatives said at a neighborhood transportation town hall on Monday night. The study, coming after Assembly Member Joe Lentol met with constituents about the issue in October and wrote […]

78th Precinct Sets Up Protected Bike Lane on Bergen Street

By Stephen Miller | Nov 20, 2012 | 9 Comments

The guerrilla bike lane on Bergen Street now has an official imprimatur. It may be hard to believe, but the tug-of-war over whether bike riders or parked cars from the 78th Precinct belong in the Bergen Street bike lane — tough one, isn’t it? — now has an unexpected referee. Over the weekend, NYPD barriers […]

Livable Streets Heroes Block Rob Ford’s Removal of Toronto Bike Lane

By Brad Aaron | Nov 12, 2012 | 14 Comments

Hats off to Steve Fisher, Wayne Scott and others who took to the streets today to stop the removal of bike lanes in Toronto. The Toronto Star reports that Fisher and Scott were part of a sit-in to save the Jarvis Street bike lane, which workers are attempting to erase under orders from Mayor Rob […]

The New New Broadway: More Pedestrian Space, Redesigned Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Nov 7, 2012 | 23 Comments

The protected bike and pedestrian space on Broadway between 42nd and 35th Streets will be redesigned in 2013 to give more space to pedestrians, removing a motor vehicle lane. The alterations will also change the bike lane from a protected route often used by pedestrians as a de facto sidewalk extension to a buffered lane […]

Eyes on the Street: Green Lane Sighting on Second Avenue at 122nd Street

By Ben Fried | Oct 18, 2012 | 6 Comments

Streetfilms’ Elizabeth Press was uptown today working on a piece about East Harlem’s long-awaited protected bike lanes. She passes along this view of the almost-rideable green lane on Second Avenue. Waiting for paint to dry has never been so thrilling.

Bike Lanes Mean Business

By Jono Ryan | Oct 12, 2012 | 4 Comments

The East Village and Lower East Side have seen new bike infrastructure flourish in the past few years, and now have some of the best city bicycling infrastructure in the country, including what will soon be the nation’s longest protected bike lanes on First and Second Avenues, several on-street bike corrals, and, coming next spring, […]

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