Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: U-Perpendicular-Park-in-the-Bike-Lane

By Ben Fried | Apr 5, 2010 | 5 Comments

Reader Liam Quigley of Cyclosity fame sends this shot of the Grand Street bike lane on Saturday evening. He tells us the production company crew unloading this box truck between Bowery and Elizabeth stayed long enough to force at least five cyclists to ride up on the sidewalk and three others to ride into car […]

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Streetfilms: Bike-Centric Left Turn Markings on San Francisco’s “Wiggle”

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 31, 2010 | No Comments

"The Wiggle" is one of San Francisco’s most beloved bike routes, guiding riders between two nasty hills. It even has its own Wikipedia entry. It’s so popular, it’s hard to stand there at any time of day and not see packs of cyclists passing through! (Note: This is a camera person’s dream.) Recently, after a […]

LES Bike-Ped Improvements Sail Through Manhattan CB 3

By Noah Kazis | Mar 24, 2010 | 9 Comments

New bike lanes leading to and from the Williamsburg Bridge encountered almost no opposition from Manhattan Community Board 3. Two weeks after NYCDOT revealed a package of pedestrian and cyclist improvements for the Lower East Side, the full membership of Community Board 3 voted overwhelmingly to approve the plans. There was only one "no" vote […]

Details on East Side SBS Come Into Focus at CB 8 Meeting

By Ben Fried | Mar 15, 2010 | 9 Comments

We’ve got a few dispatches from last week’s Manhattan Community Board 8 meeting on East Side bus and bike improvements, which we couldn’t attend ourselves. First, Michael Auerbach, who’s doing some fantastic livable streets advocacy at Upper Green Side, filed a report for Second Ave Sagas about how Select Bus Service will function alongside the […]

Safer Bowery, LES Bike Lanes Clear Manhattan CB3 Committee

By Ben Fried | Mar 11, 2010 | 25 Comments

New bike routes will provide safer connections on the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge, in an attempt to divert cyclists from Delancey Street. Image: NYCDOT NYCDOT unveiled a slate of pedestrian and bicycle improvements to the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 3 last night. Presenters asked for votes on two street safety projects: […]

Brooklyn CB2 Committee Seeks Better Fort Greene Bike Connections

By Ben Fried | Feb 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

The transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 2 voted unanimously Tuesday night to advance the idea of improving cycling connections between Fort Greene and surrounding neighborhoods. The proposal put forward by committee member Mike Epstein envisions safer bicycling across Flatbush Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, spanning intersections that are currently among the most dangerous in Brooklyn. […]

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