Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Tonight: Share Your Thoughts on Safer Streets at Gerson “Town Hall”

By Ben Fried | May 19, 2009 | 2 Comments

Alan Gerson. Itching to tell DOT what you think of recent changes to Lower Manhattan streets? You can tonight at 6:30, when the second installment in Alan Gerson’s "Traffic Town Hall" series gets underway at Old St. Pat’s Gym (near 275 Mulberry Street). Fellow Council Member John Liu, running for citywide office in the crowded […]

Harlem Bike Improvements on Hold After CB10 Meeting

By Ben Fried | May 8, 2009 | No Comments

Image: DOT On Wednesday night, Manhattan Community Board 10 voted not to approve a buffered bike lane along Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard but left the door open for a second vote and a different outcome. The decision followed a unanimous vote by the board’s transportation committee in favor of the new lane. For the […]

Tonight: Friendly Voices Needed for Harlem Bike Lane

By Brad Aaron | May 6, 2009 | No Comments

Just a reminder that Community Board 10 will consider a new buffered bike lane for Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard tonight. The lane, from W. 118th to W. 153rd Street, would complete a direct cyclist route between Central Park and the Macombs Dam Bridge, and would serve to calm traffic as well, as bikes would […]

Wednesday: CB 10 to Consider Harlem Bike Improvements

By Brad Aaron | May 5, 2009 | 3 Comments

Image: DOT Plans for new bike and traffic-calming facilities in Harlem will go before Community Board 10 tomorrow night. As we reported last month, DOT intends to replace one lane of auto traffic with a buffered bike lane on Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Boulevard between W. 118th and W. 153rd Streets [PDF], completing a direct […]

New Twist in Kent Ave Saga: Safer Bike Path Plus Parking

By Ben Fried | May 4, 2009 | 4 Comments

Photo: i’m not sayin, i’m just sayin After a contentious few months full of clowns, scantily-clad women, illegal billboards, and community board strife (since resolved), we may finally be approaching the denouement to the city’s most talked about bike lane drama. The Brooklyn Paper reports on the latest Kent Avenue development: In an attempt to […]

Eyes on the Street: Protected Dumpster Lane

By Brad Aaron | Apr 22, 2009 | 16 Comments

As spotted on Eighth Avenue near 14th Street on Tuesday.

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