Eyes on the Street: The Beginning of a Beautiful Bike Lane

By Ben Fried
Oct 17, 2008

Snapped by Streetsblog regular Ian Dutton this afternoon: Crews prep Grand Street for the city’s first physically-protected crosstown bike lane [PDF]. Stretching from Varick to Chrystie, the Grand Street cycle track features some new design touches on account of its placement on the right side of a narrow street. The guys on the crew say the finished markings will be in place by next Tuesday.

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A painted bike lanes on the Grand Concourse. Sanchez would like the lanes to be protected. Photo: Erwin Figueroa

Eyes on the Street: The Grand Concourse Bike Lanes Get an Upgrade

By David Meyer | Aug 29, 2017

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: It’s Not Easy, Being the Right Shade of Green

By Stephen Miller | Sep 5, 2014

With construction on the massive Third Water Tunnel shifting east along Grand Street, the section of the street through Soho, Little Italy, and Chinatown is getting repaved for the first time in years. Along with the new surface comes restoration of Grand Street’s protected bike lane — this time with a twist: Unlike other NYC bike […]

The new two-way protected bike lane on South 4th Street, looking east from Roebling Street. Photo: David Meyer

Eyes on the Street: A Safer Biking Connection to the Williamsburg Bridge

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2017

DOT crews have made significant progress this week on a project to improve bike access to the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn. Striping and plastic bollards for a two-way bike lane on South 4th Street are now in place.

Matt von Ohlen’s Friends and Family Call for Grand Street Protected Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 10, 2016

The family and friends of Matthew von Ohlen pleaded with Brooklyn Community Board 1 to support a protected bike lane on Williamsburg’s Grand Street, where the 35-year-old was killed while biking by a hit-and-run driver on July 3. Matthew’s father Bernt von Ohlen and other friends and supporters were joined by Council Member Antonio Reynoso, but the board did […]

Paint It Green: The Grand Street Protected Bike Lane Is Almost Back

By Ben Fried | Aug 5, 2014

The Grand Street protected bike lane is on its way back after three years out of commission during construction of the Third Water Tunnel, the biggest capital project in New York City history. The Department of Design and Construction has repaved Grand between Lafayette Street and the Bowery, and preliminary markings for the bike lane are […]

Eyes on the Street: A Flower-Protected Chrystie Street Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Oct 7, 2015

Chrystie Street: 25 cones, 1 dozen sunflowers. Enjoy your commute. #bikenyc #demandmore pic.twitter.com/nrPzu431oP — Transformation Dept. (@NYC_DOTr) October 7, 2015 Bike commuters on Chrystie Street found a pleasant surprise this morning. The street’s northbound bike lane, a busy connector from the Manhattan Bridge that’s usually a favorite of illegally-parked drivers, had received an upgrade: Someone added orange traffic […]