Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Boxes

New Bike Lanes and Sharrows Lead to the Brooklyn Bridge

By Jason Varone | Oct 30, 2007 | 36 Comments

This new buffered bike lane begins at Petrosino Square at Lafayette Street and Spring Street and heads southbound all the way down to Duane Street on the way to the Brooklyn Bridge. Along the way you’ll find quite a few bike boxes and sharrows, new bike safety tools in the Department of Transportation street design […]

New “Bike Boxes” Send Cyclists to the Front of the Line

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 19, 2007 | 32 Comments

Ian Dutton of the Houston Street bike safety initiative snapped these photographs of yet another never-before-seen street design feature here in New York City. This is what’s called a "Bike Box" at the intersection of W. 9th St. and Sixth Ave. Bike boxes allow cyclists approaching the intersection with a red signal to position themselves […]