Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Pedestrians are unsafe because there are too many cars, not too many bicycles, a new study concludes. Better cycling infrastructure helps.

Study: Want to Reduce Pedestrian Injuries? Build MORE Protected Bike Lanes

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 8, 2021 | No Comments

Very few pedestrians are being struck and injured by cyclists — and such injuries are dropping dramatically as more and more cities, especially New York, build more protected infrastructure for bike riders.

New DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman praying no one actually asks him to follow through on his bike parking promise.

How in the World is DOT Going to Install 10,000 Bike Racks in Two Years?

By Dave Colon | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

They just let people promise anything these days.

One rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge bike lane shows an arrow pointing into our glorious future (though the lane would likely be a narrow two-way route). Photo: Mayor's Office

‘Radical’? No, the Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Plan is Simply Adjusting to Reality

By Dave Colon | Feb 2, 2021 | No Comments

Putting a bike lane on the Brooklyn Bridge sounds radical to car drivers (and even the man who will make it happen), but the plan is only just dealing with the reality we live in.

A slide from Kate Orff's powerpoint presentation. Photo: Kate Orff

Queens Civic Panel Demands Long Overdue Fixes to Union Turnpike

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 28, 2021 | No Comments

Queens residents are trying to shame the Department of Transportation into action to finally fix the horror show that is Union Turnpike.

Scott Stringer think the New York City summer could use more of this.

Majority of New Yorkers Want Street Safety Improvements, Bike and Bus Lanes: Poll

By Eve Kessler | Jan 26, 2021 | No Comments

“The majority of New Yorkers want streets that prioritize people,” Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Danny Harris said.

A school bus parked in the bike lane on Wythe Avenue a day after cyclist, Sarah Pitts, was killed here. Photo: Julianne Cuba

NYPD (Yes, NYPD) Says Deadly Williamsburg Intersection Needs Redesign

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 7, 2021 | No Comments

"That intersection needs engineering fixes to make it safe,” Captain Mark Vazquez of the 90th Precinct said during a Community Board 1 meeting on Tuesday night.

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