Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling

Oonee Pod CEO Shabazz Stuart speaking at a launch event for his secure bike parking prototype in April. The pod is coming next month to Lower Manhattan. Photo: Ben Fried

Meet the Oonee Pod, Secure Bike Parking Designed to Be Flexible Enough for NYC

By Ben Fried | Apr 20, 2018 | 20 Comments

Co-founders Shabazz Stuart and Manuel Mansylla hope the Oonee Pod will become a fixture of New York City's public spaces. They unveiled their prototype Tuesday night.

Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat are calling on DOT to rip out protected bike lanes on Dyckman Street, which would undo a major street safety project that took a decade of citizen advocacy.

Bikelash Rehash With Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat

By Ben Fried | Apr 19, 2018 | 41 Comments

Justifying their campaign to rip out the Dyckman Street bike lanes, Brewer and Espaillat recycle the same litany of objections that surface whenever a bikeway debuts in New York City.

A bi-directional bikeway and added sidewalk space are coming to Park Row in Chinatown, restoring public access after years of post-9/11 restrictions. Photos: Noel Hidalgo

Eyes on the Street: DOT Preps Park Row for New Bike Connection and Sidewalk Expansion

By Brad Aaron | Apr 18, 2018 | 7 Comments

The project will improve Brooklyn Bridge access and create safe, convenient options for bike trips that pass under the bridge in Lower Manhattan.

Workers biking on the 94th Street walkway to LaGuardia's central terminal. Photo: Aazam Otero

A Driver Killed a Cyclist at LaGuardia, So the Port Authority Restricted Biking

By David Meyer | Apr 18, 2018 | 33 Comments

Instead of taking steps to make cycling safer after a hit-and-run driver killed airport worker Steven Morales, the Port Authority banned cycling on the road where Morales was killed.

DOT plans to add a five-foot protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks of 26th and 29th streets. Image: DOT

Protected Bike Lanes for 26th Street and 29th Street Are Home Free

By David Meyer | Apr 13, 2018 | 2 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 5 endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night by a vote of 30 to 6. DOT has said installation will likely begin in "late spring."

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A New Approach to Retrofitting a Dangerous Suburban Road

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 13, 2018 | No Comments

The Syracuse suburb of Dewitt is overhauling its wide, dangerous traffic artery -- and putting bikes at the center.

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