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Jay Street Protected Bike Lane Plan Clears Brooklyn CB 2 Committee

By David Meyer | Mar 16, 2016 | 39 Comments

Last night, DOT presented its proposal for a protected bike lane on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn to the Community Board 2 transportation committee [PDF]. Jay Street is the main approach for the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge bike path. During a 12-hour weekday period, DOT counted 2,400 cyclists on Jay Street, with bikes accounting for […]

DOT Unveils Plan for a Two-Way Protected Bike Lane on Chrystie Street

By David Meyer | Mar 9, 2016 | 10 Comments

DOT unveiled its plan for a two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street last night [PDF], a project that promises to drastically improve safety and reduce stress for people biking to and from the Manhattan Bridge. Chrystie Street is one of the most important bike routes in the city. On average, more than 6,200 cyclists […]

DOT Will Fill in Most of the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap in Midtown

By David Meyer | Mar 8, 2016 | 45 Comments

DOT will present plans this spring to fill most, but not all, of the remaining gaps in the north-south protected bike lanes on the East Side of Manhattan. Significantly, DOT intends to create a physically protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Combined with the bike lane extension coming to the Upper East Side […]

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 […]

Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane Finally Happening After 28-13 CB 7 Vote

By David Meyer | Feb 3, 2016 | 51 Comments

By a count of 28 in favor and 13 opposed, Manhattan Community Board 7 voted last night to endorse DOT’s plan for a protected bike lane along Amsterdam Avenue from 72nd Street to 110th Street. The vote affirmed a safety project that Upper West Siders have worked toward for several years, but the meeting itself […]

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