Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Tonight: Support Brooklyn Greenway and Safe Cycling at Kent Ave Meeting

By Ben Fried | Sep 16, 2009 | 5 Comments

Come out tonight and support the city’s first two-way, on-street protected bike path. If you care about safe biking in Williamsburg and Greenpoint and you’d like to see the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway eventually reach completion, you’ll want to show up at tonight’s Brooklyn CB1 transportation meeting. The Kent Avenue bike lane is item number one […]

What Happens When Mom and Pop Shops Depend on Cars?

By Ben Fried | Sep 11, 2009 | 12 Comments

A reader sent this photo to Streetsblog soon after we reported that Park Slope restaurateur Irene Lo Re had asked for the Fifth Avenue bike lane to be removed. According to Lo Re’s theory, which few other merchants seem to buy, the bike lane was causing delivery costs to rise. We saw this photo and […]

Double-Parkers Gravitate Into Sands Street Bike Path

By Ben Fried | Sep 8, 2009 | 8 Comments

Time Warner sets up an operation in the Sands Street bike path. Photo: Gothamist. Cyclists riding across the Manhattan Bridge have had about a month to try out the new Sands Street bike path, and based on the reviews so far, two major kinks are marring an otherwise sterling project. First, motorists, especially delivery vehicles, […]

Happy Labor Day Weekend

By Brad Aaron | Sep 4, 2009 | 6 Comments

With summer winding down, we can expect to see a big push ahead of the September 15 primaries. Hope the long weekend leaves you refreshed and ready. If you need inspiration, click over to nycbikemaps’ YouTube channel for more videos like this one, showcasing some of what livable streets advocates have helped achieve as of […]

Thompson, Avella Pledge to Dump Sadik-Khan If Elected

By Ben Fried | Aug 27, 2009 | 64 Comments

Tony Avella and Bill Thompson. Photo: Daily News. I didn’t get to watch last night’s Democratic mayoral debate between Bill Thompson and Tony Avella, so I missed the high drama that ensued when the candidates were asked if they’ll retain Janette Sadik-Khan as transportation commissioner. Good thing Brian Lehrer played excerpts on his show this […]

Electeds, Local Media Wage War on Staten Island Cyclists

By Brad Aaron | Aug 25, 2009 | 27 Comments

The recent motorist assault on a Staten Island cyclist is a symptom of anti-bike bias routinely displayed by local politicians and the Staten Island Advance, as chronicled on a web site encouraging action for safe streets. Council Members Vincent Ignizio (l) and James Oddo scientifically prove that bikes can’t fit on Jefferson Avenue in Dongan […]

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