Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling

Milwaukee Street Safety Advocates Make Their Case With Reports for Each Council District

By Stephen Miller | May 4, 2017 | No Comments

One of the most effective ways to get elected officials to pay attention to traffic safety is to spell out the dangers in their own districts. A new effort from a coalition in Milwaukee does just that, crafting reports for each of the city's 15 aldermanic districts on the eve of the Wisconsin Bike Summit.

To keep making progress on traffic safety, redesigns as substantial as this protected bike lane planned for Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn will have to be implemented citywide. Image: NYC DOT

DOT Shows Its Plan to Get the Reconstruction of 4th Avenue Right

By Ben Fried | May 3, 2017 | 35 Comments

Fourth Avenue is far and away the most viable potential bike route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope, but it's still scary to ride on, with no designated space for cycling. At 4.5 miles long, a protected bike lane would make the reconstructed Fourth Avenue one of the most important two-way streets for bicycle travel in the city, connecting dense residential neighborhoods to jobs and schools.

A rendering of the redesigned Queens Boulevard once it's built out with concrete and street plantings. Image: DOT

Queens Boulevard Safety Overhaul in Rego Park Clears Community Board 6 Committee

By David Meyer | May 2, 2017 | 21 Comments

Last night, the public got a look at the next phase of DOT's Queens Boulevard redesign, which will extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic calming treatments through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard. The project got a thumbs up from the Queens Community Board 6 transportation committee in a 7 to 3 vote.

Remembering Gelacio Reyes, Father of 3, Struck By a Drunk Driver While Biking Home From Work

By David Meyer | May 1, 2017 | 5 Comments

On Saturday morning, the family of Gelacio Reyes gathered with Queens residents and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer to install a ghost bike in his memory at the Sunnyside intersection where he was killed by a drunk, unlicensed driver four weeks prior.

STREETSBLOG USA

The Backstory and Aftermath of Philly’s Teen Bicycle Freeway Takeover

By Stephen Miller | Apr 28, 2017 | No Comments

Perhaps you saw video on social media this week showing hundreds of teenagers riding bikes, popping wheelies on a Philadelphia expressway. It was an unauthorized freeway takeover that ought to have brought a smile to even the sourest face.

The DOT plan would shorten crossing distances and make room for a two-way protected bike lane. Image: DOT

Making It Safer to Walk or Bike to Van Cortlandt Park By Taming Broadway in the Northwest Bronx

By David Meyer | Apr 26, 2017 | 15 Comments

Despite its proximity to Van Cortlandt Park, Broadway north of 242nd Street feels like a highway. Two years ago, Council Member Andrew Cohen asked for safety improvements, and last night DOT presented a plan to narrow crossing distances and add a two-way protected bike lane along the park.

Show More Stories