Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

How the $8.7 Billion Transportation Contracting Gap Is Hitting Your State

By Elana Schor | Oct 20, 2009 | 1 Comment

Earlier this month, Streetsblog Capitol Hill reported on the fallout from Congress’ failure to prevent an $8.7 billion "rescission" — fancy legislative talk for the cancellation of funds — from taking effect on September 30. Though media coverage focused largely on the rescission’s impact on road projects, the lost money has hit clean transportation hard. […]

Thompson vs. Bloomberg: The Ultimate Bicycling Referendum?

By Ben Fried | Oct 13, 2009 | 18 Comments

Tonight’s debate will be broadcast on NY1. Tonight at 7:00, mayoral contenders Mike Bloomberg and Bill Thompson face off in the first debate of the general election. Andrew Hawkins at City Hall News has some good pre-debate reading for New Yorkers who care about how this election will affect the future of our streets and […]

Love Broadway’s Car-Free Spaces? Take the DOT Survey

By Brad Aaron | Oct 7, 2009 | 6 Comments

Tell DOT you prefer the safer, saner Times Square. Photo: nickdigital/Flickr DOT is gathering feedback on its "Green Light for Midtown" projects, which include new car-free spaces on Broadway at Times Square and Herald Square, along with new bike infrastructure near Columbus Circle. If you weren’t able to attend the recent public input sessions, the […]

More Than Just Same-Old at Upper East Side Bicycle Forum

By Charles Komanoff | Oct 2, 2009 | 11 Comments

From the first (and only) town-hall meeting of the Manhattan Borough President’s Planning for Pedestrians Council in 1987, to Manhattan Community Board 8’s “Bicycle Forum” this week, I’ve sat through innumerable gatherings on cyclist-pedestrian conflicts. Cycling and pedestrian advocates, with Charles Komanoff at left, gather on the UES in 2007. Photo: Jonathan Barkey Each session […]

Tomorrow: TA Rides for James Langergaard on Queens Boulevard

By Ken Coughlin | Oct 1, 2009 | 1 Comment

Site of James Langergaard’s fatal August 14 crash This past August, a young cyclist and a beloved Transportation Alternatives volunteer, James Langergaard, was struck and killed by a car at Queens Boulevard and 69th Street. Tomorrow, TA will be holding a special Queens Boulevard Bike Pool ride in honor of James. The ride will pause […]

Tonight: UWS, UES Community Boards Talk Bikes [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2009 | No Comments

Community boards in districts east and west of Central Park will hold sessions tonight on cycling infrastructure and safety. CB 7’s transportation committee will host DOT staffers to discuss future bike facilities on the Upper West Side — specifically, potential locations for protected bike lanes. We’re trying to confirm, but we have word that Manhattan […]

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