Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

The 20th Ave Protected Bike Lane — Almost Totally Functional, But Not Quite

By David Meyer | Jul 8, 2016 | 41 Comments

In the spring, NYC DOT striped a two-way, parking-protected bike lane on 20th Avenue connecting to the Astoria waterfront, but for weeks drivers kept parking in it. Queens residents tweeted their frustration with car owners failing to observe the new parking regulations: New protected bike lane on 20th ave @NYPD114Pct @pwbnyc @MakeQueensSafer @juanjohnhans_ @NYC_DOT pic.twitter.com/YlLZFgtzgy — Queens Bike (@qnsbike) June 12, 2016 […]

Unless US DOT Changes Course, Building Protected Bikeways May Get Tougher

By Michael Andersen | Jul 8, 2016 | No Comments

Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities connect high-comfort biking networks. “Hey, how long does it take you to get to work?” “Well, on average my car is usually traveling at 36 mph.” No actual human makes transportation decisions this way. But for some reason, the federal […]

After 8 Years, DOT Finally Has a Bike Plan for Dyckman St. CB 12: Not So Fast.

By David Meyer | Jun 24, 2016 | 28 Comments

Eight years after uptown advocates first called for a bike connection across Inwood, linking greenways along the Hudson River and the Harlem River, DOT has a bike lane plan for Dyckman Street. Between Broadway and Nagle Avenue, the redesign would convert the current four-lane design into DOT’s standard road diet template — a general traffic lane and a five-foot-wide un-protected bike lane in […]

DOT Bike Planning Starts From Scratch in Clinton Hill

By David Meyer | Jun 22, 2016 | 21 Comments

After withdrawing its plan for a two-way protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue last month, DOT will start over with a series of public workshops to develop a new plan for walking and biking safety in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene. DOT Bicycle and Greenway Program Director Ted Wright shared the news at last night’s Community Board 2 transportation committee […]

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Biking on Amsterdam Avenue in NYC — Now More Like Biking in Amsterdam

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 16, 2016 | No Comments

Getting a protected bike lane on NYC’s Amsterdam Avenue was an epic struggle. This year, safe streets finally won. Amsterdam Avenue is a neighborhood street on the Upper West Side, but it was designed like a highway with several lanes of one-way motor vehicle traffic. Local residents campaigned for nearly ten years to repurpose one of […]

Protected Bike Lanes Will Connect South Bronx to Randall’s Island

By David Meyer | Jun 15, 2016 | 10 Comments

Last fall, the city opened a direct car-free connection between the South Bronx and Randall’s Island. The Randall’s Island Connector provides convenient access to acres of parks and ballfields and — via the 103rd Street footbridge — Manhattan. But the truck-heavy industrial streets that lead to it still leave a lot to be desired. A new NYC DOT project would create bicycle […]

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