Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Reading in Ozone Park’s New Plaza

By Stephen Miller | Nov 25, 2013 | 3 Comments

The intersection of Liberty Avenue and 101st Avenue sits on the border of Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, and Ozone Park, Queens. A few blocks from the A train and surrounded by small businesses, it’s a natural hub for the neighborhood, but the road configuration gave over large areas of the angled intersection to cars. Last year, […]

Eyes on the Street: Filling the Gap in the Second Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Nov 4, 2013 | 8 Comments

Two months after a presentation to Manhattan Community Board 6’s transportation committee, and less than one month after the full board voted to support the plan, DOT crews were on Second Avenue today painting new stripes to convert the buffered bike lane in Kips Bay to the parking-protected variety. Between 23rd and 14th Streets, Second Avenue […]

Eyes on the Street: Bronx River Greenway Access Streets Get Upgrades

By Stephen Miller | Nov 1, 2013 | 3 Comments

The Bronx River Greenway has given many South Bronx residents a place to feel comfortable biking, but the streets nearby are often filled with speeding drivers navigating sometimes-confusing intersections. A project adding bike lanes, curb extensions, and lane striping aimed to fix that — and since the end of the summer residents have seen some […]

Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Bikeway Upgrade

By Stephen Miller | Oct 29, 2013 | 5 Comments

Buffered bike lanes on Vernon Boulevard in western Queens are getting upgraded to a buffered two-way bikeway. Gil Lopez was near Hallet’s Cove this morning when he snapped a photo of DOT crews installing the bike lane, which when complete will include flexible posts to keep out car traffic. The two-way lane will run from […]

Eyes on the Street: Ocean Parkway Gets Safety Upgrades, With More to Come

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2013 | 8 Comments

A plan to improve pedestrian safety at a dangerous Brooklyn intersection is seeing the first signs of progress on the ground. In June, Ngozi Agbim, 73, was killed by a turning tractor-trailer truck driver on the north side of the intersection of Church Avenue, Ocean Parkway, and the Prospect Expressway. The location, which had already […]

Eyes on the Street: A Better Queensboro Bridge Approach in Manhattan

By Stephen Miller | Oct 15, 2013 | 34 Comments

Many commuters on the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge this morning noticed new markings going in on First Avenue for a short but critical extension of the protected bike lane between 59th and 61st Streets. The changes, part of a plan supported by Community Boards 6 and 8 last spring, bring safer connections to both First […]

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