Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

State Senator Tony Avella speaks to NY1 while flanked by supporters of the bike lane he opposes. Photo: David Meyer

Counter-Protesters Stymie Tony Avella’s Anti-Bike Lane Press Conference on Northern Blvd

By David Meyer | Sep 18, 2017 | 13 Comments

The state senator representing eastern Queens wants DOT to halt a safety project where a driver took the life of Michael Schenkman last year.

The "Complete the Concourse" rally outside the Bronx County Courthouse. Photo: David Meyer

Bronxites to DOT: We’re Tired of Waiting for a Grand Concourse That Works for Us

By David Meyer | Sep 15, 2017 | 6 Comments

The city is doing too little, too slowly to make the Grand Concourse a street that works for walking, biking, and transit, local residents said at a rally last night.

The two-way protected bike lane would run from the south side of Marcus Garvey Park to the northeast corner of Central Park. Image: DOT

DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane for 10 Blocks of Fifth Avenue in Harlem

By David Meyer | Sep 15, 2017 | 3 Comments

The project is an outgrowth of the agency's outreach for safer biking and walking access to the Harlem River bridges.

City streets where people walk and bike shouldn't be as wide as Northern Boulevard. Google Maps

DOT Stands Firm on Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Sep 13, 2017 | 15 Comments

Queens CB 11, which endorsed the bike lane in June, officially changed its mind on Monday. The city is going ahead with the project anyway.

NYPD parked smack in the middle of the new City Hall bike lane yesterday. Photo: Paul Steely White

De Blasio’s Police Department Continues to Sabotage de Blasio’s Bike Infrastructure

By David Meyer | Sep 6, 2017 | 31 Comments

For about two weeks, the new protected bike lane on Park Row outside City Hall worked the way it's supposed to work. So much for all that.

A painted bike lanes on the Grand Concourse. Sanchez would like the lanes to be protected. Photo: Erwin Figueroa

Eyes on the Street: The Grand Concourse Bike Lanes Get an Upgrade

By David Meyer | Aug 29, 2017 | 20 Comments

DOT has realigned the bike lanes on a section of the Grand Concourse and painted them green. It's not as good as the physical protection local advocates are after -- the city plans to redesign the Concourse with protected bike lanes later -- but it's an upgrade on one of the Bronx's major north-south routes.

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