Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Boulevards

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.

Thursday’s Headlines: Berry Bad News Edition

By Streetsblog Editorial Board | Nov 17, 2022 | No Comments

It's another day, another delay on the city's attempt to build out another open street as nicely as the crown jewel that is Paseo Park in Queens. Plus other news.

Manhattan's Third Avenue, as it exists now. Pretty bad!

ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."

Crossing Kent Avenue at Grand Street is like a game of Frogger. Photo: Noah Martz

PEACHES AND CREAM: Inside the City’s Berry Street ‘Bike Boulevard’ Plan

By Noah Martz | Jul 11, 2022 | No Comments

Last month, the city unveiled a plan to convert the existing Berry Street “open street” into a true “bike boulevard,'' but what does that mean? Let Streetsblog guide you…

The open dining street on Vanderbilt Avenue. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Proposes Bike and Pedestrian Upgrades to Two Prospect Heights Avenues

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 5, 2022 | No Comments

The city's conversion of its best open streets continues with changes coming to Vanderbilt and Underhill avenues.

The 39th Avenue bike boulevard. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT! Streetfilms Takes You to the ‘Bike Boulevard’

By Streetsblog | Dec 8, 2021 | No Comments

The city's new "bike boulevards" are a success. Injuries are down, tensions are down and comfort is up.

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