Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Contraflow Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: Bike Contraflow Over the Gowanus

By Ben Fried | Jul 26, 2013 | 30 Comments

Reader Keith Williams, who blogs at The Weekly Nabe, recently got a few shots of the brand new contraflow bike lane in progress on Union Street. This project will add a sorely needed westbound bike connection across the Gowanus Canal — part of a route that jogs from Degraw, down to Union, then back up […]

DOT Unveils Union Square Upgrades to Manhattan CB 5

By Noah Kazis | Apr 27, 2010 | 27 Comments

NYCDOT’s plans for Union Square would add pedestrian plazas and better bike facilities on Broadway and 17th Street. Image: NYCDOT. For a larger version, click here. Last night NYCDOT showed plans for a package of safety upgrades and public space improvements for Union Square [PDF] to Manhattan Community Board 5’s transportation committee. Under the plan, […]

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Streetfilms: Contraflow Bike Lanes — A Capital Idea

By Elizabeth Press | Mar 23, 2010 | No Comments

While we were down in Washington, DC for the National Bike Summit, Streetfilms got the chance to check out some of the capital’s innovative new bike infrastructure. Tops on our list: the city’s first protected, contraflow lane for bicyclists. The district DOT has redesigned 15th Street NW between U Street and Massachusetts Avenue to accommodate […]