Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Boston’s First Bike Lanes a Hit With Drivers

By Brad Aaron | | 17 Comments
Last month, Boston moved toward shedding its rep as one of the country’s least cycling-friendly cities by installing its first-ever bike lanes on city-controlled streets. According to the Boston Globe, the lanes — on Commonwealth Avenue and American Legion Highway — will be accompanied by some 250 bike racks around the city, and represent the […]

Eyes on the Street: A Walk Down Broadway Boulevard

By Ben Fried | | 38 Comments
After Summer Streets wrapped up last Saturday, I headed over to Times Square to check out the progress on DOT’s "Broadway Boulevard" project. The new street geometry and surfacing are mostly in place, while plantings and furniture have yet to arrive. The bike lane was also fully functional, making this pedicab ride across 41st Street […]

Make Queens Boulevard a Complete Street

By Aaron Naparstek | | 24 Comments
Last February, 22-year-old Asif Rahman was hit and killed by a truck while riding his bicycle on Queens Boulevard. Though the infamous "Boulevard of Death" is a lot safer than it used to be, it still produces far too many injuries and fatalities. Asif’s family, Council member Jim Gennaro, and Transportation Alternatives held a press […]

New Bike Markings for North Greenpoint

By Aaron Naparstek | | 13 Comments
Tipster Ryan Lee sends along some photos of new bicycle lanes being marked on Manhattan Avenue in North Greenpoint, Brooklyn today. He writes that the new lanes stretch from Ash St. to Greenpoint Ave. on both sides of the street and bike boxes are going in at the intersections. As always, you can find lots […]

The Right Way to Double Park a Delivery Truck

By Ben Fried | | 22 Comments
This handy illustration, courtesy of DOT via "Gridlock" Sam Schwartz, should be in the training curriculum for every delivery driver who does business in New York. Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson, who came across this graphic last week, says his appeals to delivery drivers stationed in bike lanes are often met by the excuse that it is […]
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