Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Team Amsterdam Victorious in Bike Slam Design Battle

By Ben Fried | | 6 Comments
Team Amsterdam’s concept for a bike and bus boulevard down Broadway. Team Amsterdam won running away at Saturday night’s New Amsterdam Bike Slam design battle, the two-team competition to devise the best plan for boosting bicycle modeshare in New York City. But Team New York could go home with their heads high — they presented […]

Eyes on the Street: Kent Avenue Progress Report

By Ben Fried | | 20 Comments
Clarence sends these shots from Kent Avenue, where the striping and painting of the city’s first two-way, on-street parking protected bike lane is currently in progress. This is the view looking north from the vicinity of Clymer Street. The project will be completed in two phases. According to DOT’s project presentation [PDF], the current work, […]

DOT: Sands Street Bike Path Not Quite Finished

By Ben Fried | | 4 Comments
The Sands Street path runs from Navy Street to the foot of the Manhattan Bridge at Jay Street. This afternoon the DOT press office emailed a brief reply to our query about potential safety enhancements to the recently opened Sands Street bike path. They say some details of the path, which is rideable for cyclists, […]

The Sands Street Shuffle

By Ben Fried | | 14 Comments
An evening commuter enters the Sands Street bike path at Jay Street, after descending from the Manhattan Bridge. Last month, the long-awaited Sands Street bike path officially opened, giving cyclists a much safer connection to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge. From what I can tell so far, everyone loves the new protected space […]
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