Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike NY

Two large men physically intimidated a woman on a Citi Bike and prevented her from leaving because they said she scratched their car.

See It! Two Men Physically Intimidate A Woman Citi Biker For Allegedly Touching Their Precious SUV

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 16, 2019 | 139 Comments

Cycling is about to have its long overdue #MeToo movement as aggressive male drivers are once again caught on tape abusing a woman.

These trucks are parked on what is supposed to be a protected bike lane on West Street in Greenpoint. If they get a ticket, they pay far less thanks to a city program. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Live from West Street: It’s NOT a Protected Bike Lane If Cars Can Park On It

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 15, 2019 | 20 Comments

As Rene Magritte would have said, "Ceci n'est pas un protected bike lane."

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on a Citi Bike . File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Here’s One Way to Fix Citi Bike So It Doesn’t Only Serve Rich People Who Already Live Near Subways

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 10, 2019 | 26 Comments

Citi Bike serves mostly rich white people. All you need to do is look at the coverage map to see that. So where should it expand next to change that dynamic?

An officer from the 19th Precinct checks on the so-called protected bike lane Friday afternoon. Photo: Julianne Cuba.

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NYPD Forced to Protect DOT’s Second Avenue ‘Protected Bike Lane’

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 24, 2019 | 18 Comments

Police in the 19th Precinct are being hailed for setting up physical barriers in the Upper East Side bike lane in order to protect bikers from speeding cars.

Cyclists must ride right next to heavy traffic at 6th Avenue and 35th Street, where today bike advocates demanded the city think about expanding the bike network ahead of congestion pricing. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Even Before Congestion Pricing, City Must Expand Bike Network: Advocates

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 6, 2019 | 19 Comments

"We want a piece of the action in the form of space on the streets for a much better bike network," said Bike New York’s Jon Orcutt.

Cars frequently reclaim protected bike lanes — as they did on the two-way stretch of Clinton Street on the Lower East Side — between the time the DOT removes pavement and when the agency restores painted markings. Photo: Jon Orcutt

Op-Ed: Paint The Bike Lane, Dammit, Before Someone Dies!

By Jon Orcutt | May 30, 2019 | 28 Comments

When is a parking-protected bike lane — a street design pioneered in this country by our own city Department of Transportation — no longer a parking-protected bike lane? When that same DOT removes all street markings for street resurfacing, leaving cyclists who have become attuned to the city’s best on-street bike routes to fend for […]

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