In Case You Need a Reminder: This is How Drivers Treat Bike Lanes
| | 23 Comments
The latest example popped up on Reddit — and shows again how painted bike lanes are, essentially, meaningless stripes that drivers drive over or park on.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes
NYPD Forced to Protect DOT’s Second Avenue ‘Protected Bike Lane’
| | 18 Comments
Police in the 19th Precinct are being hailed for setting up physical barriers in the Upper East Side bike lane in order to protect bikers from speeding cars.
City Will Defy Community Board and Paint Bay Ridge Bike Network
| | 17 Comments
Two days after a Bay Ridge community board shot down a city plan for a starter kit of painted bike lanes — and one day after the neighborhood's elected officials demanded action — the Department of Transportation said it would ignore the board's vote and initiate its plan anyway.
Bay Ridge Pols to City: Don’t Listen to Our Community Board! Give Us Bike Lanes Now!
| | 15 Comments
"We do not agree with their rejection of the proposals," said Council Member Justin Brannan, Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus and State Senator Andrew Gounardes.
Even Before Congestion Pricing, City Must Expand Bike Network: Advocates
| | 19 Comments
"We want a piece of the action in the form of space on the streets for a much better bike network," said Bike New York’s Jon Orcutt.
Op-Ed: Breaking Down Barriers to Disabled Cyclists
| | 14 Comments
Because disabled people are often left out of the conversation, few abled cyclists seem to consider how non-traditional bikes can add to mobility for disabled people and provide many with a healthy mode of exercise and transportation.