Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

De Blasio Doesn’t Need to Defend His Bike Policies, He Needs to Take Action

By David Meyer | Sep 13, 2016 | 40 Comments

Two days before a mass demonstration and bike ride to demand more action from the de Blasio administration to prevent cyclist deaths, the mayor and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg made a media play that seems designed to deflect pressure, announcing that the city is on track to build a record 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year. With bicyclist deaths […]

Reynoso Tells DOT: Grand Street Needs a Safer Bike Lane ASAP

By David Meyer | Sep 6, 2016 | 18 Comments

Council Member Antonio Reynoso today urged DOT to upgrade the bike lanes on the Grand Street in North Brooklyn. The existing painted lanes did not protect Matthew von Ohlen, who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in July. In a letter sent this afternoon to DOT Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Keith Bray, Reynoso calls for “the immediate installation of safety mitigations […]

Vanessa Gibson Endorses Grand Concourse Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 26, 2016 | 3 Comments

Thanks @Vanessalgibson for supporting #CompleteConcourse! Win for #VisionZero and #not62@transalt@BxHealthREACHpic.twitter.com/uEuU88qRN9 — Thomas DeVito (@PedestrianTom) August 25, 2016 Council Member Vanessa Gibson wants protected bike lanes on the Grand Concourse. After meeting with Bronx Transportation Alternatives volunteers this week, Gibson signed onto the campaign, joining four other council members whose districts include the Concourse. Below 162nd Street, there is no […]

Carlos Menchaca Wants to Make Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane a Reality

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2016 | 10 Comments

With DOT preparing a major capital project for Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue next year, it’s now or never for a protected bike lane on this important route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. Fortunately, local Council Member Carlos Menchaca has been on the case for months, talking with local residents, community groups, and DOT about how the Fourth Avenue […]

Eyes on the Street: Drivers Can Now Park All Over the E 38th Street Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 24, 2016 | 30 Comments

Mere weeks after installing a parking-protected bike lane on East 38th Street in Marine Park, DOT removed the protection, caving to complaints about the narrower roadway even though the motor vehicle lane was still a roomy 12 feet wide. Streetsblog reader Jeffrey Diamond shot this video of how the bike lane, which is part of a project designed to improve bike access to the Jamaica […]

DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection

By David Meyer | Aug 17, 2016 | 42 Comments

A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won’t be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open […]

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