Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

The cars (and dumpster) that intrude into the bike lane by the 88th Precinct aren't going anywhere -- it's the bike markings that are shifting over. Photo: David Meyer

88th Precinct Won’t Stop Blocking the DeKalb Ave Bike Lane, So DOT Is Removing the Buffer

By David Meyer | Jun 21, 2017 | 18 Comments

Instead of changing how police park so their vehicles don't obstruct the bike lane and the sidewalk, a segment of the bike lane will lose its buffer from car traffic.

Lauren Davis was killed by a turning driver on Classon Avenue last April. Photo: Family of Lauren Davis

Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes

By David Meyer | Jun 20, 2017 | 19 Comments

On Thursday, DOT announced plans to paint a bike lane on Classon Avenue, the northbound one-way street where a left-turning driver killed Lauren Davis as she rode her bike to work last April. As bicycle infrastructure goes, it's the bare minimum -- some stripes and stencils to designate space for biking, with no changes to moving lanes or parking. But that hasn't stopped a group of local officials from coming out against it.

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

88th Precinct Won’t Stop Blocking the DeKalb Ave Bike Lane, So DOT Is Removing the Buffer

Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes

Landmark Study Tests a Bike Network’s Effects on Safety and Ridership

And the “Weiner Award” for Courting the Bikelash Vote Goes to… Bo Dietl

Tomorrow: Tell DOT to Get Moving on a Safer Dyckman Street

DOT Should Bypass CB 12 and Build Out the Dyckman Bike Lane Project