Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

A busway would reduce "person delay" for both transit riders and motorists. Image: MTA/DOT

The Untenable Selfishness of the 14th Street Busway NIMBYs

By David Meyer | Feb 27, 2018 | 38 Comments

An analysis from DOT and the MTA shows that a busway and bikeway along the 14th Street corridor during the L shutdown will save time for everyone, including people in cars.

Here’s Why Mixing Zones Scare People on Bikes So Much

By David Meyer | Feb 26, 2018 | 55 Comments

DOT's preferred intersection design for protected bike lanes doesn't do enough to protect cyclists from careless drivers.

DOT plans to add a five-foot protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks of 26th and 29th streets. Image: DOT

Two Community Boards Have Endorsed DOT’s Crosstown Bikeway Plan. The Only Holdout Is CB 5.

By David Meyer | Feb 15, 2018 | 3 Comments

Will one holdout community board delay the first crosstown protected bike lanes in Midtown?

Implementation of raised bike lanes on the Grand Concourse won't get underway until 2019, with at least three years of construction to follow. Image: DOT

Bronx Community Board 5 Committee Endorses Grand Concourse Redesign Up to Fordham Road

By David Meyer | Feb 7, 2018 | 4 Comments

There is no low-cost, quick-build version of the project, however, so residents won't reap the safety benefits until capital construction wraps up in 2022 (at the earliest).

Manhattan Community Board 6 Committee Endorses Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Feb 6, 2018 | 1 Comment

It's the second community board committee to vote for the project of the three community districts along the project route.

The Clinton Street bike lane is back at last. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Clinton Street Protected Bike Lane Returns After Two-Month Hiatus

By David Meyer | Feb 2, 2018 | 2 Comments

The two-way bike lane had vanished between Grand Street and East Broadway after DOT repaved the street at the end of November.

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