Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Britain’s Forgotten Protected Bike Lane Network

By Michael Andersen | May 17, 2017 | No Comments

A U.K. historian is on a quest to find and reclaim hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes built across his country in the early 20th century and then abandoned.

Council Member Carlos Menchaca speaks to the crowd last night. Photo: Teka-Lark Lo

DOT Shows Fourth Avenue Bike Lane Concept in Sunset Park

By David Meyer | May 12, 2017 | 5 Comments

DOT reps brought the conceptual design for a redesign of Fourth Avenue with protected bike lanes to Sunset Park last night, following a similar event in Park Slope last week.

"I'm endorsing this project because I think it's great, I think it's something we need, and I don't see any harm to this project for all of us," said Council Member Karen Koslowitz. Photo: David Meyer

With Endorsements From Koslowitz and Community Board 6, Next Phase of Queens Blvd Redesign Ready to Roll

By David Meyer | May 11, 2017 | 5 Comments

Last night, Queens Community Board 6 overwhelmingly endorsed DOT's plan to extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic-calming treatments on Queens Boulevard through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard.

DOT Proposes Safer Walking and Biking Connections to Highland Park

By David Meyer | May 9, 2017 | 10 Comments

A dangerous street that connects Glendale to Ridgewood Reservoir, Highland Park, and two cemeteries is in line for traffic-calming and safer bike lanes thanks to a request from the local police precinct. Cypress Hills Street has a divided median and highway-like curves that do little to prevent motorists from speeding - it's an obstacle to good walking and biking access, despite its buffered bike lanes.

The DOT plan for Seventh Avenue South covers several irregular intersections, like the convergence of Bleecker and Barrow. Image: DOT

DOT Unveils Plan for Protected Bike Lane on Seventh Avenue South

By David Meyer | May 5, 2017 | 8 Comments

Last night, DOT presented the southern segment of its plan for a Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, from 14th Street to Clarkson Street [PDF], to the Manhattan CB 2 transportation committee, which voted for it unanimously.

To keep making progress on traffic safety, redesigns as substantial as this protected bike lane planned for Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn will have to be implemented citywide. Image: NYC DOT

DOT Shows Its Plan to Get the Reconstruction of 4th Avenue Right

By Ben Fried | May 3, 2017 | 35 Comments

Fourth Avenue is far and away the most viable potential bike route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope, but it's still scary to ride on, with no designated space for cycling. At 4.5 miles long, a protected bike lane would make the reconstructed Fourth Avenue one of the most important two-way streets for bicycle travel in the city, connecting dense residential neighborhoods to jobs and schools.

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