Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Matt von Ohlen’s Friends and Family Call for Grand Street Protected Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 10, 2016 | 17 Comments

The family and friends of Matthew von Ohlen pleaded with Brooklyn Community Board 1 to support a protected bike lane on Williamsburg’s Grand Street, where the 35-year-old was killed while biking by a hit-and-run driver on July 3. Matthew’s father Bernt von Ohlen and other friends and supporters were joined by Council Member Antonio Reynoso, but the board did […]

Checking in With People Cycling on the New Sixth Ave Protected Bike Lane

By David Meyer | Aug 9, 2016 | 13 Comments

The Sixth Avenue protected bike lane is just about finished between 8th Street and 33rd Street, except for the pedestrian islands. The redesign is still in that awkward transitional phase where people are figuring out how to use it, so today Streetsblog checked in with a few of the thousands of people who bike Sixth Avenue daily to see […]

Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Islands Arrive on Amsterdam Ave

By David Meyer | Aug 4, 2016 | 33 Comments

DOT has finished striping the protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue between 72nd Street and 110th Street, and now it’s moving on to the concrete. A reader sent in this photo of a brand new pedestrian island, more of which will be going in on the north side of intersections along the corridor. The nine-foot-wide raised concrete islands […]

The Jay Street Bike Lane Won’t Work If NYPD Parks All Over It

By David Meyer | Aug 2, 2016 | 36 Comments

As crews restripe Jay Street to implement a curbside protected bike lane, some sort of learning curve is to be expected. Drivers need a little time to adjust to the new parking lane, which floats to the left of the bike lane buffer. But NYPD should know better from the start. Streetsblog reader Brandon Chamberlin snapped the […]

Eyes on the Street: The Jay Street Bike Lane Gets Protected

By David Meyer | Aug 1, 2016 | 3 Comments

That’s right: There’s now a stretch of parking-protected bike lane on Jay Street in downtown Brooklyn. The project’s not done yet, but this afternoon DOT tweeted this photo showing a rideable section on southbound Jay near Myrtle Avenue. Implementation of the Jay Street redesign began last Thursday, when crews started to remove the old un-protected bike lane markings overnight. When […]

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