De Blasio’s Police Department Continues to Sabotage de Blasio’s Bike Infrastructure
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For about two weeks, the new protected bike lane on Park Row outside City Hall worked the way it's supposed to work. So much for all that.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street
Eyes on the Street: Safer Crossings on Broadway and Seaman Avenue in Inwood
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DOT cleaned up an awkward intersection where the A train connects with several bus lines, and added stripes to an unmarked Seaman Avenue crosswalk that links two parks.
Eyes on the Street: The Grand Concourse Bike Lanes Get an Upgrade
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DOT has realigned the bike lanes on a section of the Grand Concourse and painted them green. It's not as good as the physical protection local advocates are after -- the city plans to redesign the Concourse with protected bike lanes later -- but it's an upgrade on one of the Bronx's major north-south routes.
Eyes on the Street: The Fifth Avenue Bike Lane Gets Flipped
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DOT crews made quick progress on striping Fifth Avenue's new protected bike lane this week. The project flips the parking lane along 15 blocks of the old buffered bike lane, providing protection from moving traffic between 23rd Street and 8th Street.
Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square
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DOT's reconfiguration of Broadway near Madison Square Park is almost complete. Streetsblog reader Hilda Cohen shared this bird's-eye view of pedestrian-priority block.
Eyes on the Street: Breathing Room for Pedestrians on Eighth Avenue in Midtown
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The city added nine feet of walking space (a 40 percent increase) to the west side of Eighth Avenue between 42nd and 43rd streets, north of the bus terminal. Planters line what used to be a parking lane next to a buffered bike lane, which remains intact.