Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg (Ieft with TransAlt Executive Director Danny Harris and StreetsPAC Executive Director Eric McClure) in better days. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Brooklyn Rides de Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ with 10 Miles of PBLs This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jan 29, 2020 | No Comments

"This is meant to be a huge focus on Brooklyn, given the terrible spate of cyclist of fatalities last year," Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told Streetsblog.

Horn-blowing activists stormed Sixth Avenue on Tuesday to demand protection for all road users. Photo: Dave Colon

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Activists Make Music To Demand DOT Fix Sixth Avenue’s ‘Road To Nowhere’

By Dave Colon | Jan 14, 2020 | No Comments

And the city says it's finally ready to make the fix.

The Select Bus Service project on Woodhaven Boulevard, a major north-south route in Queens, promised to make streets safer. But people who want to travel by bike have no safe routes to other parts of Queens in this transit and bike desert. But there's plenty of free parking!

Op-Ed: Let’s Build Bus and Bike Infrastructure Together

By Samuel Santaella | Oct 23, 2019 | No Comments

It is disappointing that, as the boroughs finally modernize their bus services with bus lanes, stop-consolidation and more, cycling again seems left out of the picture.

The city created a temporary protected bike lane on First Avenue during the UNGA, sending cyclists through the left side of the tunnel between 40th and 49th streets. Photo: DOT.

City To Create Protected Bike Lanes During U.N. General Assembly

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 16, 2019 | 29 Comments

The move is part of a drive to limit congestion in Midtown, said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.

DOT finishing work on a portion of the Central Park West protected bike lane. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

CPW Resident To Condo Board: Your Bike Lane Suit Is Out of Order

By Dave Colon | Aug 26, 2019 | 28 Comments

"As a resident, I never authorized the board to file this action on my behalf, and the board is therefore not my agent with respect to this proceeding," Kenneth Squire said.

The Central Park West protected bike lane, which will not be restored to an unprotected lane. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

DADDY MOREBUCKS: Rich Upper West Siders Seek Cash to Continue Bike Lane Fight

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 9, 2019 | 26 Comments

"I would be outraged if my condo or co-op fees were being used to support this," said someone who has seen the solicitation letter.

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