Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

Despite Bowery Death Toll, NYPD Decides Cyclists are the Real Menace

By Brad Aaron | May 1, 2009 | 13 Comments

A reader reports of another NYPD cyclist crackdown, this time on the Lower East Side. This tip is a little overdue, but 2-3 weeks ago I was pulled over on my bike by a traffic cop hiding behind a van on the east side of the Bowery, between Rivington and Prince St. He had also […]

Of Red Lights, Helmets, and Bike Lanes

By Streetsblog | Apr 24, 2009 | 34 Comments

From Streetsblog San Francisco contributor Chris Carlsson: The Oregon Legislature has flushed an effort to bring the Idaho rolling stop law to that state. It’s a bit of a surprise, given both the simple and proven efficacy of allowing cyclists to make rolling stops, as well as Oregon’s big reputation as a bastion of cycling […]

Uptown Bike Network Gets Safer With New Buffered Path in Harlem

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2009 | 8 Comments

A new buffered bike path on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard will create a safer connection to Central Park. Compared to downtown Manhattan, the bike network in Harlem is on the patchy side, with only a few on-street lanes. Safer streets are on the way, however. Last week, DOT presented plans for a buffered bike […]

Two-Way Protected Bike Path Sails Through CB6 Committee

By Streetsblog | Apr 17, 2009 | 18 Comments

Image: NYCDOT Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors files this report. Last night, the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 unanimously endorsed a plan by the Department of Transportation to calm traffic on Prospect Park West through a major street redesign. The plan features the implementation of New York City’s first on-street, two-way, physically […]

Who’s at Risk From Drunk Cyclists?

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2009 | 26 Comments

This morning City Room wrote up a study published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention that examines the factors behind cyclist fatalities in New York City. Nearly all the data derives from a groundbreaking 2006 report on bike injuries and deaths [PDF], the joint effort of several city agencies that preceded a major expansion of […]

Bigger Sidewalks But No Protected Bike Lane for Houston Street

By Ben Fried | Apr 3, 2009 | 14 Comments

A photosim of the East Houston Street plan; existing condition shown inset. Image: DCP. The reconstruction of East Houston Street will include wider medians, bigger sidewalks, fewer traffic lanes, and a new bike lane. But instead of installing a physically protected path for cyclists, the city plans to paint a buffered, Class 2 lane. The […]

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