Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Upper Manhattan Finally Talks Out Bike Projects at CB 12 Forum

By Noah Kazis | Jun 20, 2011 | 5 Comments

Despite a committed group of local advocates, official consideration of new bicycle infrastructure in Upper Manhattan has been on hold for years. A public forum held by Manhattan Community Board 12 last week could finally lead to some forward movement on street safety and bicycle issues for the neighborhood. After a number of delays, CB […]

DOT Chooses Least Ambitious Option For 181st Street Makeover

By Noah Kazis | Jun 13, 2011 | 2 Comments

With five bus lines, two subway stops, a busy commercial strip, the only entrance to the Hudson River Greenway for blocks, and major bridge crossings at both ends of the street, Washington Heights’ 181st Street is a tangle of cars, buses, bikes and pedestrians. For years, DOT has been looking to redesign the corridor entirely, […]

Casey Neistat Explains RCNY § 4-12(p)

By Ben Fried | Jun 9, 2011 | 28 Comments

Well this is embarrassing. This video from Casey Neistat, of Neistat Brothers fame, is right in Streetsblog’s wheelhouse but went totally viral before we got it up on the site. Even the Today Show beat us to the punch. Still, it’s a good way to go out on a Thursday. Here’s the relevant city rule […]

Why Did Vincent Gentile Boot Pro-Bike Member From Community Board 10?

By Noah Kazis | Jun 8, 2011 | 11 Comments

The Department of Transportation has made it a de facto policy not to implement major changes to the streets without a favorable vote from the local community board. The idea is to defer to a group perceived as representing the will of the entire neighborhood. But these bodies are only as representative as the borough […]

Despite Biased Meeting, CB 6 Committee Endorses DOT Bike Lane Plan

By Noah Kazis | Jun 7, 2011 | 4 Comments

NYC DOT’s proposed design for bike lanes from 34th Street to 57th Street along First and Second Avenues, which call for a protected lane on First Avenue from 34th to 49th Streets and shared lanes everywhere else, earned the endorsement of Community Board 6’s transportation committee last night. The 7-5 vote in favor of DOT’s […]

Lander and Former CB6 Chair File Amicus Brief Supporting PPW Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jun 3, 2011 | 13 Comments

City Council Member Brad Lander and Brooklyn Community Board 6 member Richard Bashner have filed an amicus brief in support of the Prospect Park West redesign carried out by NYC DOT. The brief recounts the extensive public process that preceded the installation of the bike lane in 2010 and DOT’s ongoing engagement with the community […]

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