Eyes on the Street: Brooklyn Bike Patrol
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Streetsblog regular “Moocow” submitted this shot, snapped this morning in South Slope. Anyone else spotted a cycling TEA?
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Eyes on the Street: NYC’s First Bike Corral Underway on Smith Street
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Reader Jeremy Charette sends this shot from the corner of Smith Street and Sackett Street in Brooklyn, where a crew was installing what I believe to be a genuine first for NYC: on-street bike parking. Eight bike racks are getting bolted into the blacktop in what’s currently a no-standing zone. In addition to the added […]
Eyes on the Street: Lower Manhattan Bikeways Get More Rideable
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Last week we highlighted the construction underway on the upgraded bike lane and pedestrian space along Allen Street. Just a bit further south, the bikeway portion of the project is already open along Pike Street south of Madison Street. Streetsblog reader Jacob-uptown snapped some great pics of the new lanes and the ongoing work. As […]
Eyes on the Street: Public Space Upgrades for Allen and Pike in Progress
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Crews are currently at work turning the new pedestrian plazas and protected bike lanes on Pike Street and Allen Street into more attractive, long-term fixtures of the Lower East Side. The new construction will add landscaping and higher-quality materials, helping the local community achieve the vision developed for Allen and Pike Streets in a multi-year […]
Eyes on the Street: Union Street Trolley Tracks Exposed!
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Construction is moving ahead on one of the summer’s blockbuster livable streets projects, the addition of new pedestrian and bicycle amenities at Grand Army Plaza. As often happens in Brooklyn, in the course of digging up the pavement the crew unearthed some remains from the previous incarnation of the street. Susan Kille posted this shot […]
Eyes on the Street: Progress on the First Ave Bike Lane. Terrorists Rejoice!
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As Marcia Kramer informed CBS2 viewers last night, construction has begun on the extension of the First and Second Avenue bike lanes from 34th Street to 57th Street. The section of First Avenue from 34th Street to 47th Street is the only part of this project where the bike lane will be physically protected from […]