Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycling

What It Takes To Successfully Sue Over a Defective Bike Lane

By Kea Wilson | Apr 13, 2023 | No Comments

Mike Bagg won a million dollars after a defective bike lane caused him to crash. But he won't actually see all of that money — and neither will the countless cyclists who get in crashes just like his every day.

Finally! Uber Helps Fund Two Battery Buy-Back Programs

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 11, 2023 | No Comments

The San Francisco-based tech giant, which so far has remained relatively silent on an issue that has blazed through the city, is helping fund the two separate pilot programs both aimed at improving access to safe e-bikes and batteries.

This is the future. As the city seeks to hit a sustainable transportation mode share of 80 percent by 2050, it's testing out wider bike lanes that allow cyclists to pass one another. Photo: NYC DOT

Eyes on the Street: City Debuts ‘Double-Lane’ Protected Bike Lane on Four Blocks of Ninth Avenue

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2023 | No Comments

City DOT crews laid down four blocks of "double-lane" protected bike lane on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan this week — debuting a "passing lane" design officials plan to rollout later this year at locations across the city.

Cops in NYC Ticket Only 2% of Blocked Bike Lanes: Analysis

By Benjamin Arnav | Apr 6, 2023 | No Comments

Don’t bother complaining to city about that car parked in the bike lane — the NYPD will probably toss your complaint into the bureaucratic waste-bin.

Carling Mott, inset, was killed by a truck driver on a crosstown street that did not have a bike lane. File photo

DELAY AHEAD: Upper West Side Panel Wants DOT to ‘Study’ Protected Bike Lanes

By Julianne Cuba | Apr 5, 2023 | No Comments

Let's study protected bike lanes, says a community board, ignoring that the city has been building protected bike lane for two decades.

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New Law Would Honor Legacy of Slain Cyclist Sarah Langenkamp By Helping Cities Fill Bike Network Gaps

By Kea Wilson | Apr 2, 2023 | No Comments

A new bill would encourage U.S. communities to use their federal safety dollars to fill the holes in city bike networks, and honor the legacy of an American hero who lost her life in one.

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