Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

This two-way bike lane separates cyclists from high-speed motor vehicle traffic on First Avenue. Photos: David Meyer

New in 2016: Safe Bike Connections Linking East Harlem and the Bronx

By David Meyer | Dec 22, 2016 | 17 Comments

Biking from the Bronx to Manhattan via the Willis Avenue Bridge used to present a dilemma -- you could go the safe route or the legal route, but not both. A DOT project solved the problem by turning the informal bike route into a safe, official path.

The new bike lane, expanded pedestrian space, and mall-to-mall crosswalk at Van Loon Street.

Queens Blvd Redesign Phase 2: A Big Improvement With One Major Flaw

By David Meyer | Dec 20, 2016 | 5 Comments

Phase two of the Queens Boulevard redesign, in Elmhurst, is a significant safety improvement that's weakened by a major detour near the Queens Center Mall.

Commuters cross the newly car-free block of 15th Street on their walk to the subway entrance on Sheepshead Bay Road from the bus stop on Avenue Z. Photo: David Meyer

Eyes on the Street: A Safer Walk to Transit By Sheepshead Bay Road

By David Meyer | Dec 13, 2016 | No Comments

A DOT safety project in Sheepshead Bay is in effect after a rocky path to implementation.

Eyes on the Street: Parking Placard Unicorn Spotted on Smith Street

By Brad Aaron | Dec 9, 2016 | No Comments

In downtown Brooklyn, another sign that NYPD can curb placard abuse when it wants to.

It's not quite finished, but you can ride in the new, safer Chrystie Street bike lane. Photos: David Meyer

The Beginnings of the Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 21, 2016 | 1 Comment

DOT is striping and painting the new two-way protected bike lane between the Manhattan Bridge and Houston Street.

Eyes on the Street: Making Room for the Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Oct 10, 2016 | 7 Comments

Before DOT can stripe a two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street, it has to relocate three pedestrian islands to make room for the bikeway. Work on those islands — at Canal, Broome, and Delancey streets — appears to be mostly complete. The protected bike lane along the eastern curb of Chrystie will replace today’s un-protected painted lanes, which leave […]

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