Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Separated Bike Path Isn’t Gay Enough for CB4

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 1, 2008 | 38 Comments

Manhattan Community Board 4’s transportation committee unanimously approved DOT’s plan to install a physically-separated bike path on Eighth Avenue in Lower Manhattan. The committee enthusiastically recommended the plan to the full board on Wednesday. The board then voted to ignore their own committee and block the plan. Apparently, some members feel that complete streets and […]

Plan for Grand Street Cycle Track Features New Design Treatment

By Ben Fried | Jul 25, 2008 | 34 Comments

DOT has unveiled plans for a Grand Street cycle track [PDF] that bear the fingerprints of Danish planner Jan Gehl. It would be Manhattan’s first cross-town protected bike path. Grand Street is narrower than Ninth Avenue, where the existing protected path runs. Whereas the Ninth Avenue cycle track uses signal timing to prevent conflicts between […]

Manhattan CB2 Unanimously Approves Eighth Avenue Cycle Track

By Ben Fried | Jun 24, 2008 | 15 Comments

The cycle track will replace the current buffered bike lane on Eighth Avenue. In a pair of votes last week, DOT’s plan for a protected bike path on Eighth Avenue got the thumbs up from Community Board 2. On Tuesday, the transportation committee approved a resolution expressing support for the cycle track, and on Thursday, […]

Manhattan CB2 Weighs Protected Bike Path for Eighth Avenue

By Ben Fried | Jun 10, 2008 | 18 Comments

A typical street plan in DOT’s proposal for Eighth Avenue. The transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 2 will meet tonight to consider a proposal for a protected bike path on Eighth Avenue. If built, the cycle track would join the Ninth Avenue bike lane as the city’s primary on-grid Class I bicycle facilities. It […]

DOT Previews Big Plans at Greenway Summit

By Brad Aaron | May 29, 2008 | 19 Comments

The Ninth Avenue cycle track will be extended 10 blocks north to 33rd St. Transportation Alternatives held its 3rd Annual Greenway Summit on Tuesday, where keynote speaker Jon Orcutt, Director of Policy for NYC DOT, outlined the city’s plans for expanding cycling infrastructure over the coming year. Here are the highlights, via the Tri-State Transportation […]

Want Separated Lanes on Chrystie Street? Tonight’s Your Night.

By Brad Aaron | May 27, 2008 | 2 Comments

Since our post from last week on tonight’s Community Board 3 meeting, where DOT will be presenting its plan for bike lanes on Chrystie Street, several Streetsbloggers have wondered why a physically separated corridor is not being considered for this heavily-traveled route. Writes Mark: This is a big missed opportunity. If there was ever a […]

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