Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

The Stupidest Bike Lane in America, Part 2

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2008 | 5 Comments

Last month, Slate Magazine’s SlateV asked viewers to submit entries for the "stupidest bike lane in America." Responses poured in — many from outside the U.S. — and the honor went to a lane in Silver Spring, Maryland, which is so useless that the markings were removed before the Slate crew got to it. Enjoy.

Can Red Hook Become NYC’s Most Bike-Friendly Neighborhood?

By Brad Aaron | May 2, 2008 | 16 Comments

Earlier this week, the Forum For Urban Design announced the Red Hook Bicycle Master Plan Design Competition, offering cash prizes for the best proposals to "re-imagine Red Hook as the most bicycle friendly neighborhood in all of New York." Plans should center on the creation of a bike loft parking facility at the Smith/9th Street […]

The Stupidest Bike Lane in America?

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2008 | 10 Comments

Slate takes the short ride down what one of its editors calls "the stupidest bike lane in America," which leads Los Angeles cyclists for about one block before dumping them into Westwood traffic. Know of any of these in New York?

Community Boards Set to Review Livable Streets Proposals

By Brad Aaron | Apr 1, 2008 | 7 Comments

Over the next week or so, community boards in Queens, Manhattan and Brooklyn will take up planned livable streets projects, as described below. Thursday, April 3 – Queens CB2: A street conversion of Barnett Avenue to a one-way westbound from Woodside Avenue to 39th Avenue, and a request for speed bumps at several locations along […]

Is CB 8 Angling to Get Rid of Bike Lanes on 91st Street?

By Brad Aaron | Mar 26, 2008 | 9 Comments

Almost six months after DOT installed "controversial" new cross-town bike lanes on the Upper East Side, Manhattan’s Community Board 8, which opposed the city’s plan for lanes on 91st Street, has formed a "91st Street Task Force." Of particular concern last year was the feared intrusion of cyclists into a section of 91st Street, between […]

Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes

By Brad Aaron | Mar 25, 2008 | 8 Comments

Not only are Portland, Oregon’s new bike boxes to be accompanied by a motorist safety campaign, they’re also making them hard for drivers to miss at street level. Note the "Get Behind It" sign to the right. Compare the Portland version to a New York bike box: Could this call for a green […]

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