Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Greenways

DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection

By David Meyer | Aug 17, 2016 | 42 Comments

A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won’t be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open […]

Battery Park City Bans Bicycling on Esplanade By North Cove Marina

By David Meyer | Aug 17, 2016 | 89 Comments

The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), the state agency that manages the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, has posted “cyclist dismount” signs around the North Cove Marina plaza, a key connection along the waterfront. BPCA Chief of Staff Kevin McCabe told Streetsblog that the new policy is a “proactive pedestrian safety measure” and not a response to any specific […]

New Riverside Park Master Plan May Send Greenway Cyclists on Hilly Detours

By David Meyer | Jun 29, 2016 | 62 Comments

The waterfront greenway in Riverside Park is one of New York’s most popular places to bike and walk. During the summer, it can get crowded — so crowded that the Parks Department is proposing new detour routes to divert cyclists away from the waterfront path. Those routes are hillier and poorly lit, however, and advocates are worried that the department will compel […]

After 8 Years, DOT Finally Has a Bike Plan for Dyckman St. CB 12: Not So Fast.

By David Meyer | Jun 24, 2016 | 28 Comments

Eight years after uptown advocates first called for a bike connection across Inwood, linking greenways along the Hudson River and the Harlem River, DOT has a bike lane plan for Dyckman Street. Between Broadway and Nagle Avenue, the redesign would convert the current four-lane design into DOT’s standard road diet template — a general traffic lane and a five-foot-wide un-protected bike lane in […]

Peds, Cyclists Fend for Themselves While Parks Department Fixes Bronx Paths

By David Meyer | May 3, 2016 | 7 Comments

The Parks Department is making much-needed repairs to the Pelham Parkway malls, but the city has failed to provide good detours for walking and biking paths that are now blocked, creating hazards for pedestrians and cyclists. The Bronx Times reports that both the north and south sections of the malls are closed off east of White […]

When Will DDC Build the Brooklyn Greenway on Flushing Ave and West Street?

By David Meyer | Dec 1, 2015 | 10 Comments

It’s been more than three years since NYC DOT announced its full implementation plan for the 14-mile Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, a series of 23 capital projects that would build out the biking and walking path in high-quality, permanent materials. At the time, DOT said that construction would begin soon on the Flushing Avenue and West Street segments of the […]

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