Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

Second Life: NYC Parking Meters to Reincarnate as Bike Racks

By Ben Fried | Oct 28, 2009 | 7 Comments

Headless meter poles on Madison Avenue, awaiting rebirth. Photo: Wiley Norvell. New York’s trusty single-space parking meters are a dying breed. They’ve served commercial corridors admirably, but they’re rapidly giving way to muni-meters (which are much better suited for innovations in curbside pricing, like DOT’s PARKSmart program). The downside of the shrinking meter supply: New […]

Eyes on the Street: Columbia on the Lookout for Bike Thieves

By Brad Aaron | Oct 13, 2009 | 6 Comments

Streetsblog regular Glenn McAnanama sent in a flier from Columbia University police [PDF] alerting faculty, staff and students to a recent bike theft. Video stills like the one at right appear to show a man — pictured more clearly on the flier — walking away with a bike after removing the front wheel. (Hal would […]

NYPD’s Bedford Avenue Circular Saw Massacre Caught on Tape

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 5, 2009 | 18 Comments

The NYPD’s 94th Precinct in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is working hard to build on its reputation for being New York City’s most infamous bike thieves. Too much demand for bike parking in the neighborhood? "I know what to do," says the 94’s commanding officer Dennis M. Fulton. "Bust out the circular saw!" This time Greenpoint resident […]

Can’t Find an Open Bike Rack at Rock Center? Tough Luck. [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2009 | 15 Comments

Photos: Mike Noble A report popped up on Twitter yesterday of a bike parking crackdown of sorts at Rockefeller Center. Per Mike Noble, a.k.a. bikewobble, security officers under "pressure from the city" were threatening to cut the locks of bikes secured to objects other than racks. Maybe this would seem more reasonable if there were […]

First Look: New CityRack Has Arrived

By Ben Fried | Aug 14, 2009 | 10 Comments

Hat tip to @zacfrank for this shot of the new CityRack, the first of its kind to be mass-produced and installed on a New York City sidewalk. After the "hoop" won the CityRack design competition last fall, DOT announced that it will install 5,000 of them in the next three years. Where is this one […]

It’s Official: Bicycle Access Bill Signed Into Law

By Ben Fried | Aug 14, 2009 | 18 Comments

This was the scene at City Hall yesterday afternoon as Mayor Bloomberg put his signature on the Bicycle Access Bill. The mayor also signed Intro 780, which will increase the amount of bike parking in commercial garages and lots. Bill sponsors David Yassky (dark tie) and Oliver Koppell (red and navy stripes) were on hand, […]

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