Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Mist-Cooled Bike Paths Being Built in Qatar

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 10, 2006 | 5 Comments

Correpsondent Pascal van den Noort sends news of this project that his organization, Velo Mondial is working on in Qatar. The ruler of Qatar, Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani wants to get his people riding bicycles. One of the challenges in accomplishing this goal is the fact that, for much of the year, Qatar […]

Budnick Talks Transpo on NY1

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 10, 2006 | 3 Comments

Transportation Alternatives’s Noah Budnick makes the case on NY1’s "The Call."

Ex-DOT Bike Director Speaks

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 24, 2006 | 5 Comments

In today’s New York Sun Bradley Hope scoops up the first follow-up interview with former DOT Bicycle Program Director Andrew Vesselenovitch after his controversial resignation letter. Vesselenovitch has a big story to tell and I have a feeling that this isn’t the last we’ve heard of it: Mr. Vesselinovitch relinquished his job as director of the bicycle program at the Department […]

Bikely!

By Aaron Naparstek | Jul 20, 2006 | No Comments

Bikely is a new web tool that helps cyclists share knowledge of good bicycle routes.

This is What a Bike-Friendly City Looks Like

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 27, 2006 | 24 Comments

Montreal: Youth, extraordinary bravery and helmets are unnecessary. Montreal: A two-way, buffered bike lane on a residential street. Montreal: A two-way, physically-separated bike lane on a busy avenue. Berlin: Bike lanes along this busy avenue are clearly differentiated from the street and sidewalk using color and physical separation. Berlin: Bike lanes often share sidewalk space […]

New Bike Plan for Ft. Greene and Prospect Hts.

By Aaron Naparstek | Jun 14, 2006 | No Comments

On Wednesday, June 14, 6pm, come to Brooklyn Community Board 2’s Transportation Committee meeting to learn about, and comment on, the NYC Department of Transportation’s new plan to install new bike lanes, paths and routes in Fort Greene and Prospect Heights. The plan calls for a new: Eastbound bike lane on Willoughby Street between Fort Greene […]