Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: The Nascent First Avenue Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Jul 12, 2010 | 69 Comments

The beginnings of the First Avenue protected bike lane, at St. Mark’s Place. Photo: Ben Fried It’s not finished yet, but some segments of the First Avenue bike lane are quite rideable. I used about eight blocks of it this weekend. This Saturday, I was able to bike from my apartment in Prospect Heights to […]

As PPW Intrigue Mounts, Brooklyn Paper Defends the Completed Street

By Ben Fried | Jul 1, 2010 | 51 Comments

The new Prospect Park West makes biking and walking safer for all ages. Photo: Jeff Prant Before I get to the "intrigue" part of this post (it’s juicy), first let me say that if you haven’t checked out the Prospect Park West re-design yet, you owe it to yourself to head on over and take […]

Selling Bike-Ped Infrastructure: Vancouver Shows How It’s Done

By Brad Aaron | Jun 23, 2010 | 14 Comments

Now for some positive cycling news. Vancouver, British Columbia, in response to an infrastructure-driven jump in ridership, is installing a new separated two-way bike corridor on downtown’s Dunsmuir Street. The project itself, part of an eventual network of protected lanes, seems impressive enough. But as this video shows, the would-be "greenest city in the world" […]

East Harlem to Bloomberg: Protected Bike Lanes Must Extend Uptown

By Noah Kazis | Jun 10, 2010 | 36 Comments

East Harlem will only be getting a bike lane upgrade on First Avenue this year (top). Protected lanes like those slated for downtown (bottom) have not been guaranteed. East Harlem residents are outraged by the city’s backtracking on plans to bring protected bike lanes to their neighborhood. At a public meeting about the re-design of […]

Eighth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Slated for 11-Block Extension

By Ben Fried | Jun 7, 2010 | 21 Comments

The Eighth Avenue protected bike lane is up for an 11-block extension from 23rd Street to 34th Street. Photo: BicyclesOnly/Flickr A reader sent along this item spied on the DOT events calendar for next week. On Wednesday the 16th, at Manhattan Community Board 4… DOT will present a proposal to extend the Eighth Avenue Bike […]

East Side Re-Design Moves Ahead, But Full Bike Corridor Is on Hold

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Jun 7, 2010 | 18 Comments

The re-design of First and Second Avenues has been a complex project to judge since the initial plans were unveiled earlier this year. From the beginning, it’s been the most ambitious re-envisioning of a major corridor we’ve seen in New York City to date: 250 blocks of faster bus service and safer traveling for cyclists […]

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