Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Crain’s Asks: Should Manhattan Give Up on Bike Lanes?

By Ben Fried | Oct 13, 2010 | 8 Comments

This poll on the Crain’s site has been tearing through the Twitterverse rather ferociously this afternoon: I dunno. Should NYC call it quits after a few successful years of trying something new on the streets? Should the city give up on policies that are reducing injuries to pedestrians, cyclists and motorists? With bike traffic into […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Sanctions Bike Lane Blocking on Henry Street

By Ben Fried | Oct 13, 2010 | 38 Comments

Looks like Assembly member Joan Millman’s efforts to keep the Henry Street bike lane clear of cars belonging to church-going motorists yielded only a Pyrrhic, pre-primary day victory. For those who are just tuning into this saga, Ink Lake blogger and Brooklyn Heights resident Peter Kaufman has been trying to get the 84th Precinct to […]

Stringer Calls for NYPD, TLC to Protect the Integrity of Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Oct 8, 2010 | 11 Comments

With the new protected bike lane on Second Avenue as a backdrop earlier today, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer called for a stepped-up campaign to keep bike lanes clear of obstructions and show New Yorkers how to use their re-designed streets the right way. While many Manhattan streets have been re-engineered for improved safety, he […]

DOT Puts Big Changes on the Table for 181st Street

By Noah Kazis | Oct 8, 2010 | 16 Comments

Following a series of public workshops going back to 2008, DOT has put forward some big plans for Manhattan’s traffic-clogged 181st Street. Over the next few months, the department will choose one of three options to ease traffic and improve safety on the street. While every option offers some significant benefits for Washington Heights pedestrians, […]

If the Streets Get Safer, Southern Brooklyn Residents Will Ride

By Noah Kazis | Oct 7, 2010 | 9 Comments

Southern Brooklyn isn’t necessarily known as the epicenter of New York City cycling. Car-ownership rates are some of the highest in the city, and elected officials from the area tend to be particularly vocal livable streets opponents. But a recent, admittedly unscientific, survey shows that there’s a hunger for bike infrastructure from Sheepshead Bay to […]

S.I. Advance: Capodanno Plagued By Speeding, So Get Rid of the Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Sep 24, 2010 | 19 Comments

Earlier this week the Downtown Express injected some common sense into the public discussion about the value of bike lanes. With protected lanes on Ninth and Eighth Avenue now a valued safety improvement after facing some pushback at first, the paper predicted that initial complaints about the new lanes on the East Side will subside […]

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