The Bike Lane Outside City Hall Isn’t Full of Parked Cars Anymore
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A frustrating gap in the Lower Manhattan bike network is about to get filled, as DOT crews wrap up installation of a curb-protected bike lane outside City Hall.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes
Eyes on the Street: A Safer Biking Connection to the Williamsburg Bridge
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DOT crews have made significant progress this week on a project to improve bike access to the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn. Striping and plastic bollards for a two-way bike lane on South 4th Street are now in place.
Tour the Safer 111th Street With the People Who Fought Three Years to Make It Happen
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With DOT crews wrapping up work on the 111th Street project, local residents went for a celebratory ride last week. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was there and put together this video tour of the redesigned street and retrospective of the three-year advocacy campaign to make this project happen.
DOT Won’t Protect the 2nd Ave Bike Lane, So Volunteers Formed a Human Chain to Keep Cars Out
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This morning's demo showed that the bike lane can be kept car-free during rush hour if sufficient steps are taken.
Eyes on the Street: The Fifth Avenue Bike Lane Gets Flipped
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DOT crews made quick progress on striping Fifth Avenue's new protected bike lane this week. The project flips the parking lane along 15 blocks of the old buffered bike lane, providing protection from moving traffic between 23rd Street and 8th Street.
Video: Cyclist Survives Intentional Hit-and-Run on Second Avenue
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The driver responsible for the June 22 collision has still not been identified, and NYPD told the victim he may never be apprehended.