Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

3 Ways NYC Can Avoid Future Snow Removal Travesties for Peds and Cyclists

By Ben Fried | Jan 29, 2016 | 135 Comments

Here we are a whole work week after Winter Storm Jonas dumped two feet of snow on New York, and the streets are still not passable for a lot of New Yorkers who get around without driving. In the beginning of the week, the biggest travesties were the snow barriers at street corners and the uncleared bus […]

Levine to CB 7: Support the Amsterdam Avenue Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Jan 29, 2016 | 12 Comments

Next Tuesday, Community Board 7 is slated to vote on the Amsterdam Avenue protected bike lane, and Council Member Mark Levine wants to be crystal clear: The street needs a redesign that includes a protected bike lane. In a letter sent to CB 7 members today, Levine makes the case that by shortening crossing distances, reducing speeding, and adding a protected bike lane, DOT’s […]

DOT’s Astoria Park Safety Plan Calls for 3 Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jan 21, 2016 | 51 Comments

Last June, a hit-and-run driver killed 21-year-old Betty DiBiaso at the intersection of 19th Street and Ditmars Boulevard, next to Astoria Park. The loss of DiBiaso prompted a neighborhood-wide discussion about the need to improve street safety around one of Queens’ most visited parks, and on Tuesday night DOT showed Queens Community Board 2 its proposals for the area […]

DOT Planning Buffered Bike Lane on Lafayette Avenue in Fort Greene

By David Meyer | Jan 20, 2016 | 30 Comments

DOT plans to install a buffered bike lane this summer on Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn between Fulton Street and Classon Avenue. The project, which the Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee voted for unanimously last night, calls for a five-foot bike lane protected by a three-foot buffer zone [PDF]. It will be an upgrade from the current shared lane […]

DOT Proposes Complete Street for Second Ave Above 68th Street

By David Meyer | Jan 7, 2016 | 76 Comments

With the conclusion of Second Avenue Subway construction on the horizon, DOT is preparing to move forward with a 2010 plan to add a bus lane and protected bike lane to Second Avenue on the Upper East Side. The project will close a gap in the Second Avenue bus lane and extend the protected bike lane […]

DOT Exploring Better Crosstown Bike Lanes for Midtown

By David Meyer | Dec 8, 2015 | 29 Comments

DOT is exploring options for better crosstown bike connections in the city’s busiest neighborhood, according to a letter from DOT Manhattan Borough Commissioner Margaret Forgione to Community Board 4. The letter says DOT is “currently exploring the potential for protected bike lanes in Midtown Manhattan” and that “large vehicle volumes, curbside access needs and network connectivity […]

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