Eyes on the Street: Broadway Improved Beyond Times Square

By Brad Aaron
Jun 16, 2009

Not that it didn’t deserve the attention, but last month’s car-free Times Square debut overshadowed other major Broadway safety improvements like these to the north — including pedestrian islands and separated bike lanes — which are now well on their way to being implemented. These pics were taken last weekend just south of Columbus Circle between 57th and 55th Streets.

Photos: Brad Aaron

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Eyes on the Street: A Walk Down Broadway Boulevard

By Ben Fried | Aug 19, 2008

After Summer Streets wrapped up last Saturday, I headed over to Times Square to check out the progress on DOT’s "Broadway Boulevard" project. The new street geometry and surfacing are mostly in place, while plantings and furniture have yet to arrive. The bike lane was also fully functional, making this pedicab ride across 41st Street […]

Eyes on the Street: First Avenue Protected Bike Lane Extends Uptown

By Stephen Miller | May 6, 2013

Our most recent progress report on the protected bike lanes for East Harlem and the Upper East Side came last October, when crews installed the bike lane and pedestrian refuges on Second Avenue between 100th Street and 125th Street. Last year also saw the construction of a protected bike lane on First Avenue between the Queensboro […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Boxes on (Brooklyn’s) Broadway

By Ben Fried | May 20, 2008

After taking an evening ride down Broadway in Williamsburg last week, Clarence Eckerson sent us a batch of pictures showing the street’s nifty new road treatments. Between Kent Avenue and Bedford Avenue, Broadway now sports bike lanes, bike boxes, and pedestrian refuges with space for plantings. The changes have significantly narrowed the car travel lanes, […]

CB 12 Committee Puts Parking Over Safety in Vote on Uptown Bike Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Mar 5, 2015

DOT is proposing significant bicycle and pedestrian upgrades in Washington Heights, but the Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee wants to nibble away at a protected bike lane in the plan. The committee voted to support the DOT plan but with modifications that would shrink a proposed protected bike lane on Edgecombe Avenue to preserve […]

Bus Stops, Not Bike Lanes, the Hot-Button Issue at Manhattan CB 6

By Ben Fried | Feb 2, 2010

One CB 6 member praised the "Design B" template for East Side avenues because of its bike safety benefits. Image: NYCDOT/MTA Last night NYCDOT and the MTA showed their plans for enhanced bus service and safer streets on the East Side of Manhattan to the Community Board 6 transportation committee. There was no vote, but […]

Manhattan Community Board 9 Votes for Broadway Road Diet

By David Meyer | Dec 18, 2015

Victory! CB9 voted in favor of @NYC_DOT ‘s plan for safety improvements for Broadway that will save lives @transalt pic.twitter.com/YCTgid6eOc — David Guerrero (@Daverro) December 18, 2015 Manhattan Community Board 9 voted last night to approve DOT’s plan for safety improvements along Broadway in West Harlem. The road diet will slim Broadway between 135th Street […]