Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Quorum or No, Astoria’s CB 1 Votes Against Three Livable Streets Projects

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2014 | 69 Comments

Astoria’s Community Board 1 rejected three livable streets projects Tuesday night, despite questions about whether the board even had enough members in attendance to take votes on the proposals. The three projects — a short bus lane on Astoria Boulevard, concrete barriers to protect cyclists on Vernon Boulevard, and a bike corral in front of […]

Trottenberg Talks About Expanding Cycling in the de Blasio Era

By Stephen Miller | Sep 17, 2014 | 28 Comments

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg sat down for a Q&A with the New York Cycle Club Monday night to lay out her approach to expanding the city’s bike network. With NYU Rudin Center director Mitchell Moss moderating, Trottenberg said DOT will keep adding bike lanes on her watch, including protected lanes, without seeking to change a review […]

DOT Scores TIGER Grants for Vision Zero and Rockaways Transpo Study

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

City Hall and Senator Charles Schumer announced yesterday that NYC DOT had secured a $25 million federal grant for street safety and greenway projects in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island. Notably, the press release announcing the funding hailed street design improvements as a “critical” component of the city’s Vision Zero safety agenda. In addition, […]

PS 41 Parents and Staff Build Momentum for Protected Bike Lane on 7th Ave

By Stephen Miller | Sep 10, 2014 | 9 Comments

Manhattan community boards have already asked DOT to study protected bike lanes and pedestrian islands for Amsterdam, Fifth, and Sixth Avenues. Now a coalition of public school parents, teachers, and administrators is making headway in a campaign to redesign Seventh Avenue with a complete streets focus that protects pedestrians and cyclists. Last Thursday, CB 2’s […]

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Four Mayors on Why They’re Building Out Their Cities’ Bike Networks

By Payton Chung | Sep 9, 2014 | No Comments

A growing number of mayors want to make big strides on bike policy, and they need smart advocates to help them do it. Mayors Michael Nutter of Philadelphia, Bill Peduto of Pittsburgh, Jennifer Selin of Morgantown, and A.C. Wharton of Memphis addressed the opening session at the 2014 Pro Walk Pro Bike Pro Place conference, now […]

Cyclists and Pedestrians Now Make Up a Huge Share of Flushing Ave Traffic

By Brad Aaron | Sep 9, 2014 | 7 Comments

Biking has skyrocketed on Flushing Avenue by the Brooklyn Navy Yard since the installation of bike infrastructure in 2010, according to new counts released by the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. The route is slated for more biking and walking upgrades as the city builds out the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. Cyclists and pedestrians comprised 25 percent of traffic […]

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