Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Parking

Queens CB1 Chair: Secure Bike Parking Serves “No Purpose”

By Ben Fried | Jan 6, 2009 | 10 Comments

A zoning change that would provide better bike parking options in new buildings is wending its way through the city’s public review process, which means 59 community boards have a chance to vote on it. The Queens Gazette reports from the goings on at CB1, which encompasses Astoria and Long Island City: "I see no […]

Good Signs for Bikes in Buildings Bill at City Council Hearing

By Ben Fried | Dec 9, 2008 | 12 Comments

No vote was held at yesterday’s City Council hearing on the Bikes in Buildings Bill, but supporters outnumbered opponents among those who testified. The measure, which would smooth the way for commuter cyclists by greatly expanding bike access to commercial buildings, is expected to go before the transportation committee again next month, after undergoing some […]

Quick Hits From Yesterday’s Bikes in Buildings Hearing

By Ben Fried | Dec 9, 2008 | 5 Comments

Due to popular demand, here’s a quick rundown of yesterday’s transportation committee hearing in City Council on the Bikes in Buildings Bill. More details to follow. There was no vote. The general sense is that the bill needs some fine-tuning but enjoys majority support. (TA says 26 votes have been lined up.) There will be […]

Monday: ‘Bikes in Buildings’ Showdown at City Hall

By Ben Fried | Dec 5, 2008 | 7 Comments

Photo of the bike-accessible workplace at 6 West 48th Street: Transportation Alternatives [PDF] On Monday afternoon the City Council’s transportation committee will take up the Bikes in Buildings Bill, which addresses a major obstacle to bike commuting. The legislation would give people who work in commercial buildings the right to bring their bikes inside the […]

SF Responds to Bike Injunction With 1,353 Page Enviro Review

By Matthew Roth | Nov 28, 2008 | 20 Comments

Two-and-a-half years after a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from adding any new bicycle infrastructure to its streets, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) and the San Francisco Planning Department have released a 1353-page Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) on the San Francisco Bicycle Plan. At a cost of more than $1 million, the city has attempted to demonstrate in excruciating detail what would seem to be obvious: better bicycle amenities contribute to increased cycling and an improved environment.

CityRacks Winner: It’s a Standing O

By Brad Aaron | Nov 14, 2008 | 22 Comments

Danish Ambassador Torben Getterman accepts on behalf of the winning designers. Photo: Nathan John. Winners of the CityRacks Design Competition were announced this morning. First place for outdoor rack went to Ian Mahaffy and Maarten De Greeve (Bettlelab) of Copenhagen, whose prototype will be adopted as "the new standard bicycle rack installed on New York […]

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