Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

PPW Bike Lane Lawsuit Will Be Decided on the Merits — Bring It On

By Ben Fried | Mar 16, 2016 | 15 Comments

Judge says Prospect Park West bike lane case to proceed. I think the case’s merits speak for themselves. pic.twitter.com/d92runmfZk — Janette Sadik-Khan (@JSadikKhan) March 15, 2016 Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan ruled yesterday that Prospect Park West bike lane opponents did indeed file suit before the six-month statute of limitations had run out. The […]

DOT Proposes East-West Bike Route on 31st Ave in Queens

By David Meyer | Mar 15, 2016 | 15 Comments

Last summer, a group of Queens residents began organizing as the Queens Bike Initiative. Their mission: to push the city to build bike connections linking their neighborhoods in northern Queens to the borough’s parks. Nine months later, DOT has presented a plan to stripe a bike route on 31st Avenue [PDF], which the Queens Bike Initiative is lauding […]

Upper East Side Bike Lane Meeting, or Surreal Performance Art?

By David Meyer | Mar 3, 2016 | 37 Comments

If you ever go to an Upper East Side community board meeting about bike lanes, bring some popcorn. Last night, the Manhattan Community Board 8 transportation committee called the bluff of crosstown bike lane opponents. After a parade of people spoke against DOT’s plan to stripe bike lanes on their blocks, even though they support the […]

Take a Look at What’s on the Table for Long Island City Streets

By David Meyer | Feb 19, 2016 | 34 Comments

Every street in Long Island City is in line for a top-to-bottom reconstruction, and as part of the project DOT and the Department of Design and Construction are proposing several improvements for walking and biking. Here’s the presentation the agencies gave to Queens Community Board 2 earlier this month, showing the preliminary redesigns. The project covers several streets and […]

Tremont Avenue in Line for New Cross-Bronx Bike Route

By David Meyer | Feb 5, 2016 | 7 Comments

Last month, when Council Member Ritchie Torres lambasted DOT’s deference to community boards over street safety projects, he anticipated a fight over the agency’s plan for bike lanes on Tremont Avenue. DOT presented its design for the western segment of Tremont Avenue to Bronx Community Board 5 on January 20 [PDF] and, the following day, presented the design for the eastern segment […]

What’s Next for 6th Ave Protected Bike Lane and Crosstown Routes on UES

By David Meyer | Feb 4, 2016 | 36 Comments

Two Manhattan bike projects went before community boards last night. The CB 8 transportation committee heard from DOT about the agency’s plan for crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side, and CB 4 endorsed the protected lane on Sixth Avenue, which DOT plans to install in the fall. The crosstown painted lanes would span the width of the Upper East […]

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