Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Chelsea

A video still shows the moment when bus driver Dave Lewis passed too closely to cyclist Dan Hanegby, who had the right of way, killing him. DA candidate Liz Crotty argues that the city's "Right of Way" Law shouldn't criminalize such crashes, which she calls "accidents."

SEE IT: Video Shows Bus Driver Killing Citi Bike Rider Dan Hanegby

By Emma Whitford | Sep 20, 2018 | 94 Comments

More evidence that bus driver Dave Lewis is to blame for the crash that killed a Citi Bike rider last year.

Painted markings for 26th Street's forthcoming protected bike lane adjacent to the memorial bike for Dan Hanegby, killed biking there last June. Photo: Twitter/Jeff Novich

Eyes on the Street: Start the Countdown for Midtown’s Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jun 13, 2018 | 9 Comments

DOT crews were out installing preliminary markings on 26th Street today.

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

Protected Bike Lanes for 26th Street and 29th Street Are Home Free

By David Meyer | Apr 13, 2018 | 2 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 5 endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night by a vote of 30 to 6. DOT has said installation will likely begin in "late spring."

Manhattan CB 5 Committee Endorses Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes (Finally)

By David Meyer | Mar 27, 2018 | 2 Comments

The CB 5 committee had previously tabled a vote on the project after a packed meeting where some property owners complained about the redesign. Now the full board is slated to vote on it April 12.

Large numbers of L train riders are bound for 14th Street. Image: MTA

The Earth Is Flat and 14th Street Doesn’t Need a Busway During the L Shutdown

By David Meyer | Feb 21, 2018 | 78 Comments

Just like a flat-Earther will always scream about the moon landing being faked, a 14th Street busway NIMBY will always claim that the MTA's ridership stats can't be trusted.

The plan for 14th Street calls for a transit- and deliver-only design on the busiest blocks. A two-way protected bike lane is slated for 13th Street. Image: NYC DOT

There’s No Reasoning With the NIMBYs Opposed to a 14th Street Busway

By David Meyer | Feb 15, 2018 | 43 Comments

Unless DOT and the MTA carve out street space for the most spatially efficient modes of travel, the impending L train shutdown is going to unleash a traffic tsunami on the neighborhoods around 14th Street. Just try telling that to the West Village residents who turned up at open house on the agencies' L train shutdown plans last night.

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