Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Gregg Baker sustained a broken clavicle, two broken ribs, and a collapsed lung when an unidentified man knocked him off his bike in the Eighth Avenue bike lane on May 14.

Eighth Avenue’s Narrow Sidewalks Land a Cyclist in the Hospital

By David Meyer | May 30, 2018 | 43 Comments

With six lanes for traffic and parking but only a narrow band for the much larger number of people on foot, it was only a matter of time before tensions boiled over.

The newly-striped protected bike lane at Waverly Place on Seventh Avenue South. Photo copyright Shmuli Evers, used with permission.

Seventh Avenue Protected Bike Lane Springs to Life in the Village

By David Meyer | May 25, 2018 | 4 Comments

The Seventh Avenue protected bike lane now extends to the West Village. DOT installed the first leg of parking-protected bike lanes on Seventh Avenue from 30th Street to 14th Street at the end of last year. The southern segment cuts through the irregular angles of the West Village grid between 14th Street and Clarkson Street.

Queens Boulevard Redesign Coming to Forest Hills in July

By David Meyer | May 24, 2018 | 11 Comments

DOT's fourth and final planned phase of the Queens Boulevard redesign will extend bike lanes and pedestrian safety improvements east to Union Turnpike. Cycling on last year's segment is up 127 percent so far in 2018.

This suburban-style Duane Reade is one reason a bi-directional bikeway on Dyckman’s north side is a terrible idea. Image: Google Maps

Ydanis Rodriguez and CB 12 Call on DOT to Make Dyckman More Dangerous

By Brad Aaron | May 23, 2018 | 11 Comments

Putting a two-way bike lane on the north side of Dyckman, as Rodriguez and CB 12 propose, will guarantee more crashes and injuries than the current design.

An extremely productive session advancing the cause of public safety. Photo: David Meyer

Queens CB 2’s “Safety Workshop” for 43rd and Skillman Was a Pointless Gripefest. Mission Accomplished.

By David Meyer | May 22, 2018 | 9 Comments

The board has sat on DOT's plan for protected bike lanes on Skillman and 43rd avenues since November.

CB 2 Chair Denise Keehan-Smith, to the right of the podium, called for protected bike lanes alongside Flor Jimenez, whose partner Gelacio Reyes was killed by a driver as he biked on 43rd Avenue 12 days earlier. Photo: David Meyer

Death By Delay: Queens CB 2 Keeps Stalling on Skillman/43rd Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | May 18, 2018 | 5 Comments

Community Board Chair Denise Keehan-Smith doesn't want to discuss protected bike lanes at an upcoming "safety workshop" about Skillman Avenue and 43rd Avenue.

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