Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenways

October 2016 Google Maps image of the Hudson River Greenway at Chambers Street, with Olga Cook’s ghost bike background right. DOT has made changes since this photo was taken, but TA says more needs to be done to prevent more deaths and injuries.

Hit-and-Run Driver Who Killed Greenway Cyclist Gets 1 to 4 Years

By Brad Aaron | Mar 10, 2017 | 4 Comments

The hit-and-run driver who killed cyclist Olga Cook on the Hudson River Greenway is going to jail. On the evening of June 11, 2016, Samuel Silva hit Cook with a Ford pickup truck as he turned right from West Street onto Chambers Street. Cook, 30, was knocked to the ground and sustained fatal head and body trauma.

If it weren't for those Jersey barriers, someone could have been hurt. Photo: Dirk Peters

Eyes on the Street: Why Bike Lanes Need Protection

By David Meyer | Feb 8, 2017 | 12 Comments

Why is it so important for bike lanes to have physical separation from traffic? Because without it, you never know when a two-ton metal box is going to fly across your path.

The project will fill in a missing link in the Bronx River Greenway between Starlight Park and Bronx River Park, while creating safer crossings at three complex intersections.

Ritchie Torres Secures $12.3 Million for Bronx River Greenway Link

By David Meyer | Jan 12, 2017 | 3 Comments

The project will fill in a missing link in the Bronx River Greenway between Starlight Park and Bronx River Park, while creating safer crossings at three complex intersections.

New two-way bike lane markings at West Street and Kent Street in Greenpoint. Photos: David Meyer

Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway Coming to Life on West Street

By David Meyer | Jan 5, 2017 | 2 Comments

A two-way protected bike lane is taking shape on seven blocks of West Street in Greenpoint, one of 23 segments that will eventually comprise the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.

NYPD Forced Cyclists Off Greenway and Onto West Side Highway at Rush Hour

By David Meyer | Sep 8, 2016 | 49 Comments

For four and a half hours last night, NYPD shut off bike access to the Hudson River Greenway between 44th Street and 55th Street, a major bike transportation artery used by several thousand people each day. The greenway closure was billed as a “safety/security measure” for the televised Clinton/Trump Q & A with Matt Lauer held […]

DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection

By David Meyer | Aug 17, 2016 | 42 Comments

A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won’t be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open […]

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