Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Shocking Video: See What People Are Saying About PPW Bike Path

By Ben Fried | Apr 13, 2010 | 6 Comments

Last night, Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith and I got to catch the second half of NYCDOT’s info session about the Prospect Park West traffic calming/two-way bike path project. The first half of the evening is when the fuss happened — apparently a few people made it known in no uncertain terms that they think it’s […]

Memo to Marty: Let’s Go Ahead and “Balance Out” Prospect Park West

By Ben Fried | Apr 12, 2010 | 32 Comments

Today’s Andrea Bernstein interview with Marty Markowitz (transcript here) is a must-read if you want to get inside the head of the Brooklyn Beep and see the borough through the tint of his windshield. Markowitz says he doesn’t want to "stigmatize" motorists. How about just slowing them down? The specific issue at hand is the […]

Monday: See What’s Up With the Prospect Park West Re-Design

By Ben Fried | Apr 9, 2010 | 6 Comments

The proposed protected bike lane would calm traffic, provide a safe and convenient new link in the bike network, and make walking to Prospect Park less dangerous. Image: NYCDOT. The last time we checked in on plans for a two-way protected bike path on Prospect Park West, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz had registered his […]

MTA Committed to October Launch Date for East Side Select Bus Service

By Noah Kazis | Apr 6, 2010 | 17 Comments

Two months after the MTA and NYCDOT first presented East Side Select Bus Service to Manhattan Community Board 6, officials were back with a modified plan last night, hoping to get a vote from the transportation committee. After a combative couple of hours, they didn’t get one. The committee chose to put off a vote […]

CB 6 Committee Votes on East Side Bus+Bike Improvements Tonight

By Ben Fried | Apr 5, 2010 | 1 Comment

Sorry for the late notice folks, but there’s one more public meeting on this week’s busy schedule with big implications for street safety, and it’s happening tonight. The transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 6 is expected to draft and vote on a resolution regarding plans for Select Bus Service and protected bike lanes on […]

DOT Proposes Flushing Ave Bikeway in Prelude to Major Greenway Push

By Ben Fried | Mar 17, 2010 | 33 Comments

Image: NYCDOT [PDF] Here’s a look at the Flushing Avenue bike path concept that NYCDOT presented to the Brooklyn Community Board 2 transportation committee last night. This project would add another preliminary link to the path of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, following in the footsteps of the Kent Avenue bike lane. After a round of […]

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