Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling

DOT's redesign of 10th Avenue/Amsterdam Avenue calls for pedestrian islands made out of paint, not concrete. Image: DOT

CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign

By David Meyer | Jul 12, 2018 | 13 Comments

DOT reps attributed the absence of concrete to a shortage of resources.

Upset About Bike Lanes, Baltimore Fire Department Takes It Out on Bike Advocates

By Angie Schmitt | Jul 10, 2018 | No Comments

Local bike advocates say they've been personally targeted for harassment and intimidation by fire department employees and even the Baltimore City Fire Department itself.

Let the griping begin. Photo: David Meyer

The Upper East Side Can Still Deliver an Old-Fashioned Bike Lane Kvetchfest

By David Meyer | Jul 10, 2018 | 4 Comments

True to form, last night's Upper East Side community board meeting about bike lanes was a ridiculous carnival of vituperative whining.

The city did not meet its projections for protected bike lanes this year, partly because it failed to close the gap on Second Avenue. Photo: DOT

First Look at DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane By the QBoro Bridge

By David Meyer | Jul 5, 2018 | 19 Comments

One of the scariest stretches in the Manhattan bike network - the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane approaching the Queensboro Bridge - is in line for safety improvements from NYC DOT.

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How Seville Handles Where Bus Stops and Protected Bike Lanes Meet

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 5, 2018 | No Comments

This short video shows how Seville thought through the problem of making bus riders and cyclists visible to each other at bus stops.

DOT Picks Five Companies to Run Dockless Bike-Share Pilots

By David Meyer | Jul 3, 2018 | 18 Comments

Starting this summer, Motivate (a.k.a. Lyft Bikes), JUMP, Pace, Lime, and ofo will show their stuff in NYC.

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