Hot Topic at West Village L Train Shutdown Meeting: The 13th Street Protected Bike Lane
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DOT expects bicycling to double along the L corridor, translating to 2,000-5,000 daily bike trips on 13th Street.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Community Boards
Two Community Boards Have Endorsed DOT’s Crosstown Bikeway Plan. The Only Holdout Is CB 5.
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Will one holdout community board delay the first crosstown protected bike lanes in Midtown?
Bronx Community Board 5 Committee Endorses Grand Concourse Redesign Up to Fordham Road
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There is no low-cost, quick-build version of the project, however, so residents won't reap the safety benefits until capital construction wraps up in 2022 (at the earliest).
Whose Streets? Eric Duke’s Streets
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"Maybe I just won't pay our property taxes if my street is taken away from me," the TV production studio owner said of the city's plan to dedicate a seven-foot strip of public street space to bicycling.
Bronx Residents Don’t Want to Wait Four Years for DOT to Deliver a Safer Grand Concourse
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DOT plans to build raised bike lanes along the medians on the Grand Concourse, but construction between 175th Street and Fordham Road won't wrap up until 2022 at the earliest. That timetable doesn't sit well with the Bronx residents who came out to Bronx Community Board 5 last night to demand faster action.
It’s Happening: Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Slated for Implementation This Spring
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Just a few years ago, Fourth Avenue was a six-lane roadway filled with car traffic and hostile to anyone walking or biking.