Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Manhattan

Bus ridership has dropped sharply in Manhattan and Brooklyn compared to other boroughs. Image: Eric Goldwyn

Decline in NYC Bus Ridership Concentrated in Manhattan and Brooklyn

By David Meyer | Feb 21, 2017 | 17 Comments

New Yorkers have been giving up on the bus, with a 16 percent drop in ridership between 2002 and 2015. An analysis of each borough by Eric Goldwyn shows the bus ridership decline has been concentrated in Manhattan and Brooklyn. There may be several factors at work, but worsening traffic congestion is almost certainly a culprit.

If you think traffic on side streets will be bad with a car-free 14th Street, imagine all these people getting around with no L train and no good bus options. Image: Google Street View

Without the L Train, the Best Shot to Avoid Traffic Hell Is a Car-Free 14th Street

By David Meyer | Jan 6, 2017 | 4 Comments

If you think traffic will get worse with a car-free 14th Street, imagine what would happen if there's no L train and the city fails to make surface transit an appealing option.

Chrystie Street is already one of the most-biked routes in the city. It now features a much safer design that will get even more people biking. Photo: David Meyer

Feast Your Eyes on the New Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Dec 21, 2016 | 10 Comments

The two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street is one of the most anticipated bike network improvements of the year, creating a much safer connection to and from the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge. Today, DOT officials and State Senator Dan Squadron joined advocated for an inaugural ride on the redesigned street.

CB 12 endorsed a protected bikeway for Dyckman Street between 10th Avenue and Nagle Avenue (below), and tabled a vote on the DOT plan for a road diet and painted bike lanes between Nagle and Broadway (above). Image: DOT

Eight Years Later, CB 12 Still Dragging Its Feet on Dyckman Street Bike Lanes

By Brad Aaron | Dec 6, 2016 | No Comments

Eight years of talking about design upgrades for Dyckman Street was not enough for Manhattan Community Board 12, which voted to table part of a DOT plan to add bike lanes to the major Inwood cross street last night.

The DOT plan includes painted bike lanes on Dyckman Street between Broadway and Nagle Avenue and a protected bikeway between Nagle and 10th Avenue. Image: DOT

Monday: Tell CB 12 to Get on Board With Dyckman Street Upgrades Already

By Brad Aaron | Nov 30, 2016 | No Comments

DOT will bring its plan for new bike lanes on Dyckman Street in Inwood back to Community Board 12 next Monday.

T.A. activists riding in the recently-inaugurated protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue. Photo: David Meyer

TA Celebrates Manhattan’s New Bike Lanes With Local Electeds

By David Meyer | Nov 15, 2016 | 10 Comments

Advocates won some hard-fought battles for safer bike infrastructure this year, and on Sunday they celebrated with a ride on Manhattan's newest protected bike lanes, starting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge and ending at Amsterdam Avenue and West 105th Street, thanking supporters along the way.

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