Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

The Q60 bus will run in the central roadway instead of the Queens Boulevard service roads. Image: DOT

DOT’s Permanent Queens Boulevard Redesign Promises to Speed Up the Sluggish Q60 Bus

By David Meyer | Mar 7, 2018 | 12 Comments

With wider, more accessible pedestrian zones, the Queens Boulevard medians will be able to serve as bus stops, and the plan is to shift the Q60 from the service roads to the central roadway.

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Marching With a Message: Fix the Missing Link in Queens’ Most Important Bike Route

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 5, 2018 | No Comments

There's a DOT plan on the table to upgrade Skillman and 43rd with protected bike lanes, but momentum has stalled since it was first presented last fall.

The DOT plan calls for a two-way bike lane to replace a lane of parking on the south side of 13th Street. Image: MTA/DOT

Hot Topic at West Village L Train Shutdown Meeting: The 13th Street Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Mar 2, 2018 | 11 Comments

DOT expects bicycling to double along the L corridor, translating to 2,000-5,000 daily bike trips on 13th Street.

Jimmy Van Bramer, podium, in April speaking alongside CB 2 chair Denise Keehan-Smith, right, and Flor Jimenez, left, whose husband Gelacio Reyes was killed biking on 43rd Avenue. Photo: David Meyer

Van Bramer Won’t Say Whether He Supports Protected Bike Lanes on Skillman and 43rd

By David Meyer | Mar 1, 2018 | 1 Comment

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer insists he's working to advance the implementation of protected bike lanes on 43rd Avenue and Skillman Avenue in Sunnyside, but the process he envisions could delay the project indefinitely.

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, podium, speaking in April alongside Flor Jimenez, whose partner Gelacio Reyes had been killed biking on 43rd Avenue 12 days earlier. Photo: David Meyer

Van Bramer Demanded Protected Bike Lanes on 43rd and Skillman. He’s Been MIA Ever Since.

By David Meyer | Feb 28, 2018 | 1 Comment

Now contemplating a run for borough president, the western Queens council member has gone silent about a major improvement for the borough's bike network he endorsed last year.

A busway would reduce "person delay" for both transit riders and motorists. Image: MTA/DOT

The Untenable Selfishness of the 14th Street Busway NIMBYs

By David Meyer | Feb 27, 2018 | 38 Comments

An analysis from DOT and the MTA shows that a busway and bikeway along the 14th Street corridor during the L shutdown will save time for everyone, including people in cars.

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