After dropping hints back in January about a two-way protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue and going door-to-door to get the word out last month, DOT will present details about the project this week at Brooklyn Community Board 2. With rumors swirling about the redesign, opponents are breaking out the scare tactics, which were on display at a gathering last Thursday: #VisionZero […]

Tomorrow, community boards will weigh in on on major DOT street safety projects planned for Manhattan and Queens. The Manhattan CB 3 transportation committee is expected to vote on plans for a two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street, and the full board of Queens CB 4 is scheduled to vote on a bikeway and other upgrades […]

The first week of Bike Month is crammed with events, spilling over to the weekend, when two direct actions — one on the Grand Concourse, the other on 111th Street in Corona — will highlight the need for safer bike infrastructure. Check the Streetsblog calendar for the full list of what’s happening. Monday: The Brooklyn CB 7 transportation committee will […]

Two years ago, hundreds of people gathered at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Wyckoff Avenue on the Ridgewood-Bushwick border to remember 23-year-old Ella Bandes, who was killed by a turning MTA bus driver there in 2013, and call for a safer street design. After a first round of improvements proved ineffective, DOT has a plan for more significant changes — […]

Update: This vote has been postponed. Tomorrow, Queens Community Board 1 will decide whether to endorse a DOT plan for the beginnings of an east-west bike route, consisting of bike lanes and sharrows, on 31st Avenue. This phase would run between Vernon Boulevard and the BQE, with a second phase extending to the Flushing Bay Promenade. Local volunteers […]

DOT’s plans for protected bike lane plans on Chrystie Street, Jay Street, and Queens Boulevard have major significance for the city’s bike network. This week there are public meetings related to all three of these projects. Check the Streetsblog calendar for a full list of events. Here are the highlights: Tuesday: The two-way protected bike lane planned for Chrystie […]

DOT is looking to simplify the intersection of Myrtle Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, and Palmetto Street. On the border of Brooklyn and Queens, this crossing is a hub for subway and bus commuters, and its poor design has contributed to the deaths of three pedestrians since 2009. As Streetsblog recently reported, the heart of the DOT plan — […]

The intersection of Myrtle Avenue, Wyckoff Avenue, and Palmetto Street, on the border of Brooklyn and Queens, is chaotic and deadly. According to city crash data, drivers have killed three pedestrians at this crossing, a hub for subway and bus commuters, since 2009. At least two of the victims were struck by MTA bus drivers. […]

This week’s calendar is all about Brooklyn, with community board action in districts 9, 13, and 16. Also, Transportation Alternatives volunteers will meet to talk street safety in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. Highlights below. Check the calendar for more listings. Monday: The Brooklyn CB 9 transportation committee will hear from DOT concerning B46 Select Bus Service and […]

After years of advocacy by Transportation Alternatives and others, this week DOT will unveil plans to improve safety for people who walk and bike on Jay Street between Fulton and Sands. The proposal goes to the Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee on Tuesday. Also this week, TA staff and volunteers will lobby City Council members […]