Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Infrastructure

Status Report: Sands Street Bike Path Ready Next Week

By Ben Fried | Jul 23, 2009 | 12 Comments

You’re not really supposed to do this yet, but next week the bridge approach on Sands Street should officially open. There’s a fresh coat of asphalt on the Sands Street bike path, and guys on the construction crew say this long-awaited approach to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge should officially open for riding […]

Eyes on the Street: Sands Street Bike Path Almost Rideable

By Ben Fried | Jul 15, 2009 | 8 Comments

Soon, you won’t have to ride in car traffic on the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge. The long-awaited Sands Street bike path, a protected approach to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge which took a few years longer than expected to go through New York City’s construction bureaucracy, looks tantalizingly close to […]

Mapped: Hudson River Greenway to the George Washington Bridge

By Brad Aaron | Jul 7, 2009 | 17 Comments

Spurred by comments following yesterday’s post on Greenway access in Washington Heights, a reader put together this map [download the full size version] of how to get from the Greenway to the George Washington Bridge. It’s no straight shot by any means. If the arrows are a little hard to follow, here are the directions: […]

First Look: A Walkable, Bikeable Gateway to the Brooklyn Bridge

By Ben Fried | Jun 30, 2009 | 24 Comments

The proposed boulevard-style entryway to the Brooklyn Bridge. Image: NYCDOT. Last week DOT unveiled this conceptual plan for a better gateway to the Brooklyn Bridge [PDF]. For the thousands of pedestrians and cyclists who access the bridge on the Brooklyn side every day, it’s a winner. Presented at a public meeting in downtown Brooklyn, the […]

DOT Responds to Park Slope Bike Lane Uprising With Thermoplast Surge

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 23, 2009 | 4 Comments

DOT contractors are putting down new bike lane markings on Park Slope’s Fifth Avenue this afternoon. In addition to refurbishing the original bike lane laid down in 2004 and the sharrows installed in 2006, the crews are adding reinforcements, like the chevron markings through the intersections pictured below. It would be entirely fitting if these […]

Eyes on the Street: Broadway Improved Beyond Times Square

By Brad Aaron | Jun 16, 2009 | 22 Comments

Not that it didn’t deserve the attention, but last month’s car-free Times Square debut overshadowed other major Broadway safety improvements like these to the north — including pedestrian islands and separated bike lanes — which are now well on their way to being implemented. These pics were taken last weekend just south of Columbus Circle […]

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