Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

The mayor calls this a protected bike lane. Do you? Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

FACT CHECK: City Did Not Build 20.9 Miles of ‘Protected’ Bike Lanes This Year

By Gersh Kuntzman | Dec 20, 2018 | 19 Comments

The Department of Transportation said it uses a definition of "protected bike lane" that allows a route to be called "protected" even if there is no physical barrier.

East-west routes in southern Brooklyn are limited.

Bay Ridge’s Anti-Bike Cold War Starting to Melt

By Dan Hetteix | Dec 10, 2018 | 6 Comments

A board described as "frozen in time" may soon see a thaw on bike lanes.

Separate green light phases for cyclists and left-turning motorists, like the one pictured here, wind up forcing cyclists to stop every two or three blocks. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Hey, DOT, Smarter Signal Timing Could Resolve Bike-Car-Pedestrian Conflict

By David Meyer | Nov 30, 2018 | 55 Comments

With the right traffic signal timing, city officials could maximize the successive green lights for all road users.

To paraphrase Jimmy McMillan, the opening is too damn narrow! Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Delancey Street Bikeway: Two Steps Forward, a Half-Step Back

By Gersh Kuntzman | Nov 15, 2018 | 19 Comments

Things are getting better for Delancey Street cyclists, but more needs to be done before the L-pocalypse.

Bike lane markings on West 110th Street between Columbus Avenue and Manhattan Avenue. Photo: Mendy Haskel

‘Death Trap’ for Upper Manhattan as DOT Refuses to Install Long-Sought Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Nov 5, 2018 | 7 Comments

The residents wanted a protected bike lane on W. 110th St. The city didn't listen.

Proposed bike lane projects for Corona, Jackson Heights, and East Elmhurst. The dotted lines indicate the proposed routes: blue for painted lanes, green for protected lanes, and purple for sharrows. Image: DOT

DOT Plans Small ‘Big Jump’ into Bike Lane Expansion in Queens

By David Meyer | Oct 18, 2018 | 22 Comments

But new routes proposed for Elmhurst, Corona, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights fall short of their supersized name.

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