Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: Horse Lane?

By Glenn McAnanama | Apr 16, 2007 | 2 Comments

West 90th Street Bike Lane between Columbus and Central Park West This is one use of the new bike lane on W. 90th Street that I did not expect to see. I’ll leave it to someone else to submit this to MyBikeLane.com. Photo by Glenn McAnanama

More 9th Street Residents Weigh In on DOT’s Plan

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 16, 2007 | No Comments

The north side of 9th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues: Always lots of double-parking. As a resident of 9th Street who is strongly in favor of DOT’s plan, I am disappointed that a small group of my vocal neighbors are able to claim to speak on behalf of my neighbors and me. I ride […]

CB2 Committee Approves “Additional” Prince/Bleecker Routes

By Brad Aaron | Apr 12, 2007 | 3 Comments

The CB2 Traffic & Transportation Committee met at the LGBT Center on Tuesday. A crowded and often contentious Tuesday night meeting yielded a compromise on proposed bike lanes through Lower Manhattan, one some fear could come at a cost. The Traffic & Transportation Committee of Community Board 2 voted 8-1 to recommend the DOT add […]

CB6 Asks DOT to Find a Final Solution to the “Bicycle Problem”

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 12, 2007 | 39 Comments

Community Board 6 was grumpy about the idea of bike lanes on 9th Street. At last night’s Community Board 6 meeting in Brooklyn DOT Deputy Commissioner Michael Primeggia’s "One Way? No Way!" proposal was shot down decisively, the Grand Army Plaza bike and ped improvements passed unanimously, and the 9th Street pedestrian safety, traffic-calming and […]

DOT’s 9th Street Plan: Frequently Asked Questions

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 11, 2007 | 8 Comments

Print this DocumentNinth Street at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope, outside of Dizzy’s Diner. The Department of Transportation’s plan for pedestrian safety, traffic-calming and bike lane for Park Slope’s 9th Street is causing quite a bit of anxiety. Some of this angst, clearly, has been generated due to DOT’s failure to bring community stakeholders into […]

Manhattan CB2 Approves DOT’s Prince/Bleecker Bike Plan

By Aaron Naparstek | Apr 11, 2007 | 1 Comment

Last night the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 voted 8 to 1 to: Continue to push for the construction of a Class I bike lane on Houston Street. Oppose the construction of left-turn bays on Houston Street. Support DOT’s plan for additional bike lanes and the removal of nearly 200 parking spaces on […]

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