Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Bike Lane Gets Protected

By David Meyer | Aug 1, 2016 | 3 Comments

That’s right: There’s now a stretch of parking-protected bike lane on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn. The project’s not done yet, but this afternoon DOT tweeted this photo showing a rideable section on southbound Jay near Myrtle Avenue. Implementation of the Jay Street redesign began last Thursday, when crews started to remove the old un-protected bike lane markings overnight. When […]

Eyes on the Street: Work Begins on Phase Two of Queens Boulevard Redesign

By David Meyer | Jul 28, 2016 | 10 Comments

On Monday, crews began work on the second phase of Queens Boulevard safety improvements. The project will calm traffic on the service roads between 74th Street and Eliot Avenue, adding a bike lane and continuous pedestrian path along the medians. Together with the first phase of the redesign, implemented last year, the changes will create 2.5 […]

Jay Street Protected Bike Lane Construction Begins Next Week

By David Meyer | Jul 22, 2016 | 6 Comments

Work on the protected bike lane on Jay Street in Downtown Brooklyn — including a new signalized crossing at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge — begins next Thursday, July 28. With around 2,400 cyclists a day, Jay Street is one of the busiest bike routes in the city — cyclists account for 34 percent of vehicle traffic during rush […]

AASHTO’s Draft Bikeway Guide Includes Protected Bike Lanes and More

By Michael Andersen | Jul 18, 2016 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. As the most influential U.S. transportation engineering organization rewrites its bike guide, there seems to be general agreement that protected bike lanes should be included for the first time. A review panel appointed by the American […]

Can a “Tuff Curb” Protect Cyclists on 2nd Ave? We’re About to Find Out

By David Meyer | Jul 12, 2016 | 16 Comments

DOT has a plan for a protected bike lane on 16 blocks of Second Avenue that will test out a new configuration, where the only protection is a row of short, yellow plastic “tuff curbs.” The project shrinks the protected bike lane gap on the avenue in Midtown but still exposes cyclists to fast-moving motor vehicles on the […]

Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for 16 More Blocks of 2nd Avenue Protected Bikeway

By David Meyer | Jul 11, 2016 | 10 Comments

Later today, NYC DOT will present its plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between the Queensboro Bridge/59th Street and 43rd Street to the Manhattan Community Board 6 transportation committee. The project would significantly shrink the gaps in the southbound protected bike lane but still leave cyclists exposed for several blocks approaching both the […]

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