Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling

Manhattan’s smoke-filled skyline on Tuesday. Photo: David Meyer

Wednesday’s Headlines: Smoke Everywhere Edition

By David Meyer | Jun 7, 2023 | No Comments

Our bike rides into work Tuesday were beset by smoke blown in from Canadian wildfires, and the forecasters say we're in for a similarly ashen commute on Wednesday. Plus other news.

It's crowded on that bridge. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Queensboro Bridge Bike Numbers Soaring as DOT Stalls Separate Walking Path

By Kevin Duggan | Jun 7, 2023 | No Comments

If you don’t build it, they’ll still come.

The United Nations Secretariat building. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Despite ‘Lofty’ Climate Goals, United Nations Bans Cyclists on its Campus

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 2, 2023 | No Comments

Cyclists are barred from bringing their two-wheelers onto the vaunted United Nations campus, while drivers, who are notorious for skirting parking tickets, are waved right through its security gates.

Cars are cars, all over the world. And especially on narrow Underhill Avenue. File art

City Backs Away from Most Aggressive Plan on the Proposed Underhill ‘Bike Boulevard’

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 1, 2023 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation quietly caved to car owners when it tweaked a plan to dramatically limit northbound traffic on a narrow Brooklyn avenue slated to get the agency's "bike boulevard" treatment, Streetsblog has learned.

Opinion: 10 Years of Citi Bike, 3 Lessons Learned

By Doug Gordon | May 29, 2023 | No Comments

Happy birthday, Citi Bike. You've taught us a lot of valuable lessons. Here are three from the co-host of the War on Cars podcast.

Citigroup Renews NYC Bike-Share Sponsorship — Is It Time For Public Funding?

By David Meyer | May 26, 2023 | No Comments

The deal is good news, but questions remain.

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