Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Report: Pedestrian Injuries Caused by Cyclists Declining in NYC

By Brad Aaron | Oct 2, 2014 | 21 Comments

Contrary to the would-be bikelash revivalists among the city press corps, a new study finds that injuries to pedestrians hit by cyclists are on the decline in NYC. Released this week, the study was authored by Peter Tuckel and William Milczarski of Hunter College, along with NYU’s Richard Maisel. Reporting for CityLab, Sarah Goodyear writes that researchers […]

Eyes on the Street: The Evolution of the Bergen Street Protected Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Oct 1, 2014 | 31 Comments

What began as an ad hoc fix for a bike lane chronically clogged by cars has become permanent after DOT installed a block-long barrier on the Bergen Street bike lane in front of the 78th Precinct in Prospect Heights. It started more than two years ago when Ian Dutton moved some leftover ConEd cones a […]

Traffic Lights Don’t Belong on a Park Loop

By Stephen Miller | Sep 30, 2014 | 109 Comments

Two separate crashes in which cyclists struck and killed pedestrians on the Central Park loop have garnered more media attention than any other traffic safety issue in the past two months. In addition to the inevitable reemergence of a few bikelash trolls, the collisions have led to a round of less spiteful stories that still miss […]

Garodnick Endorses Complete Streets for Fifth and Sixth Avenues

By Stephen Miller | Sep 24, 2014 | 8 Comments

The next time someone tries to tell you that complete street designs with pedestrian islands and protected bike lanes are controversial, point them to what’s happening on Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Avenues in Manhattan, where a united coalition of parents, business owners, elected officials, and community boards are begging DOT to design streets in the […]

Trottenberg Talks About Expanding Cycling in the de Blasio Era

By Stephen Miller | Sep 17, 2014 | 28 Comments

Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg sat down for a Q&A with the New York Cycle Club Monday night to lay out her approach to expanding the city’s bike network. With NYU Rudin Center director Mitchell Moss moderating, Trottenberg said DOT will keep adding bike lanes on her watch, including protected lanes, without seeking to change a review […]

In Jackson Heights, Kids Learn About Bike Safety and Document Speeding

By Stephen Miller | Sep 15, 2014 | No Comments

On Saturday, Make Queens Safer kicked off the school year with a safe streets fair at Travers Park in Jackson Heights, next to the 78th Street play street. DOT distributed 723 bike helmets, more than half of them to children, and 70 kids swapped out their old bikes for right-sized models provided by Recycle-A-Bicycle. Hundreds […]

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