Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Brad Lander: Bring on the Prospect Park West Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Feb 1, 2010 | 2 Comments

Marty Markowitz may have gummed up plans to make walking and biking in Park Slope safer and more convenient, but the Prospect Park West bike lane has a champion in the City Council. District 39 rep Brad Lander says he wants the project to move forward. Brad Lander. Photo: New York City Council "I support […]

Update From Delhi: Separated Bike Lanes Far From Guaranteed

By Noah Kazis | Jan 27, 2010 | 1 Comment

Delhi currently has separated cycle tracks along its BRT corridors. Image: BRT_Delhi/Flickr On Monday, we reported on Delhi’s decision to install bike lanes on all its major roads — an intriguing piece of news from a developing world metropolis where private motoring appears poised to potentially overwhelm the city’s streets. We noted that it seemed […]

Baby Steps Forward in Bedford Avenue Bike Lane Debate

By Noah Kazis | Jan 26, 2010 | 12 Comments

Last night’s bike lane debate. From left: Heather Loop, Lyla Durden, Caroline Samponaro, Isaac Abraham, and Baruch Herzfeld. Photo: Gothamist. The seemingly perpetual conflict in Williamsburg over bike lanes has seen a lot of twists and turns the last few years. The issue has surfaced in City Council elections, on the local community board, and […]

Delhi Turns to Bike Lanes to Tame World’s Most Dangerous Traffic

By Noah Kazis | Jan 25, 2010 | 2 Comments

Space is at a premium on Delhi’s streets. Photo: DaveBleasdale/Flickr Delhi, home to over 12 million people and the seat of India’s national government, is widely considered to have the most dangerous traffic in the world. As the Guardian wrote recently, traffic safety in Delhi basically consists of "good horns, good brakes, good luck." Nationally, […]

Eyes on the Street: Wall-to-Wall Press Coverage of Tillary Street Bike Lane

By Brad Aaron | Jan 14, 2010 | 23 Comments

A reader sent in these photos from a media scrum last Friday evening in the Tillary Street bike lane in Downtown Brooklyn. Notice how the press vehicles have completely blocked the two-way protected lane, forcing cyclists onto the other side of the barrier.

Two Charged With Criminal Mischief for Williamsburg Bike Lane Action

By Jack Savage | Dec 8, 2009 | 31 Comments

Activists from Monday morning’s guerrilla bike lane striping on Bedford Avenue say two individuals were indeed given summonses for criminal mischief, contrary to media reports published today. Police haven’t yet answered inquiries from Streetsblog, but organizers of the action confirmed that two were charged. "The police took the names of two people, but they didn’t […]

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