Video: Cyclist Survives Intentional Hit-and-Run on Second Avenue
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The driver responsible for the June 22 collision has still not been identified, and NYPD told the victim he may never be apprehended.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes
This Block Now Has a Protected Bike Lane *and* a Wider Sidewalk
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Midtown Manhattan avenues have a problem: The sidewalks aren't wide enough for all the people walking on them. People have to walk in the roadbed to get where they're going. On avenues with protected bike lanes, this means people on foot spill over into bikeways, rendering them all but impassable for cyclists. Now there's a single Midtown block with a protected bike lane that also has a wider sidewalk.
Eyes on the Street: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Reaches Rego Park
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The next segment of the Queens Boulevard safety overhaul is well underway. For the third summer in a row, DOT crews are laying down green paint for bike lanes on the Queens Boulevard service roads and expanding pedestrian space in the medians.
DOT Won’t Take This Simple Step to Keep Police Cars Out of the Union Square Bike Lane
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Ever since DOT added a two-way protected bike lane around the northern and eastern edges of Union Square last year, the project has been marred by NYPD parking near the intersection with 15th Street. Plastic posts were supposed to keep cars out where police park, but it looks like DOT has jettisoned that idea and has no plans to revive it.
Queens CB 11 Chair Asked DOT to Scrap Northern Blvd Bike Lane That Her Board Endorsed
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Board chair Christine Haider sent a letter to DOT attempting to negate CB 11's full board vote for a protected bike lane on part of Northern Boulevard. DOT says it's moving forward with the project.
Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on 2nd Ave Bike Lane
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Last summer, DOT put forward a plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Now the new bike lane is in place, but the "tuff curbs" that are supposed to protect it during rush hour are nowhere to be seen, and DOT has no intention of adding them.