Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Lanes

Midtown Bike Lanes to Be Interpersed With Sharrows, Will End at Eighth Ave.

By Noah Kazis | Jun 5, 2012 | 27 Comments

DOT has proposed painting four new pairs of crosstown bike lanes through the heart of Midtown, an exciting statement and a necessary move in preparation for the launch of bike-share. The lanes would be tightly spaced, located on 39th and 40th Streets, 43rd and 44th, 48th and 51st, and 54th and 55th. But the design […]

DOT Plans Four Pairs of Midtown Bike Lanes in Time for Bike-Share

By Noah Kazis | May 31, 2012 | 19 Comments

Has any district in New York City ever seen the kind of bike infrastructure transformation coming to Midtown in 2012? The heart of Manhattan — the biggest business district in the county — is getting dozens of bike-share stations. On one eight-block stretch of Broadway, there will be over 200 docks for the new public […]

Eyes on the Street: Eighth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Heads North

By Brad Aaron | May 14, 2012 | 14 Comments

Reader Niles Ray sends in this bird’s-eye view of bike lane construction on Eighth Avenue at 37th Street. The extension of protected bike lanes on Eighth and Ninth Avenues was proposed by DOT last year, and won subsequent community board approval. The lanes and pedestrian islands will provide safer passage for cyclists and pedestrians north […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Gives Manhattan Cyclists Unsafe Instructions

By Noah Kazis | Apr 18, 2012 | 31 Comments

The NYPD appears to be taking bicycle safety into its own hands, offering faulty safety tips to cyclists on both the First Avenue and Fifth Avenue bike lanes. In both locations, the NYPD has recently installed variable message boards informing cyclists that they must remain in the bike lane and obey all traffic laws. Legally, […]

Midtown Bike Lanes Win Strong Endorsements From Two Community Boards

By Noah Kazis | Apr 13, 2012 | 9 Comments

Manhattan’s newest pair of crosstown bike lanes, on 29th and 30th Streets, are set to be striped after strong votes of support from two Midtown community boards. The lanes already exist west of Eighth Avenue, where they were painted in the wake of the death of cyclist Marilyn Dershowitz. With the support of local residents, the […]

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