Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

The Guerrilla Bike Lane’s Gone — Back to Business as Usual on Bergen

By Ben Fried | Aug 17, 2012 | 12 Comments

Local resident Ian Dutton’s ingenious method of keeping the Bergen Street bike lane clear of parked vehicles near the 78th Precinct has run its course, apparently. With Con-Ed’s construction having wrapped up, the plastic posts that Dutton arranged to create some make-shift separation are no longer there. As of yesterday, it’s back to an illegal […]

Data-Free Times Story on Blind Pedestrians Slights All Who Walk NYC

By Brad Aaron | Jul 30, 2012 | 16 Comments

As with any thriving metropolis, the New York streetscape is constantly changing. Whether related to sidewalk and street repair, utility maintenance or building construction, obstacles emerge and disappear around the clock, often leaving changes in their wake, in every corner of the city. For the physically impaired, of course, any of these changes can present a […]

Eyes on the Street: Return of the Guerrilla Separated Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jul 23, 2012 | 10 Comments

Brooklyn’s new guerrilla bike lane has a life of its own. Last week we shared some pictures of a makeshift separated bike lane on the block of Bergen Street between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, which is usually blocked by NYPD squad cars from the 78th Precinct. Enterprising local resident Ian Dutton had re-purposed some […]

DOT Plans Nine Miles of Bike Lanes For LIC, Sunnyside, With More to Come

By Noah Kazis | Jul 19, 2012 | 8 Comments

Bike lane mileage in Long Island City and Sunnyside, Queens, is set to double next year, under a preliminary plan from the Department of Transportation, with significant expansions to follow in subsequent years. The nine miles of new routes — along 11th Street, Skillman Avenue, 47th Avenue and 39th Street — were selected in a […]

Eyes on the Street: Guerrilla Bike Lane Separation on Bergen Street

By Ben Fried | Jul 19, 2012 | 22 Comments

Streetsblog reader and former Manhattan Community Board 2 standout Ian Dutton has hit upon a low-cost way to keep the Bergen Street bike lane clear of NYPD squad cars. The short piece of Bergen between Sixth Avenue and Flatbush is routinely blocked by the 78th Precinct’s vehicles, so Ian took advantage of some idle Con-Ed […]

Eyes on the Street: Plaza Street Bike Lane Goes Both Ways

By Ben Fried | Jul 12, 2012 | 11 Comments

Well, the paint and striping aren’t all the way there yet, but there’s now room to bike in both directions on Plaza Street in Brooklyn. Doug Gordon posted a few pictures on BrooklynSpoke this morning, and reader Steve O’Neill sent in a few more. This DOT project will make it much more convenient to bike […]

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