Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

James and Cumbo Wilt Under Pressure, Oppose Clinton Ave Bikeway

By David Meyer | May 18, 2016 | 67 Comments

Last year, Public Advocate Tish James called on DOT to make protected bike lanes a standard feature of street redesigns, a stance she recently elaborated on in an interview with Streetsblog. In December, Council Member Laurie Cumbo stood with the family of Victoria Nicodemus, who was run over and killed on a Fort Greene sidewalk, at […]

If You Were Thinking of Sitting Out Tonight’s Clinton Ave Bikeway Meeting…

By Ben Fried | May 17, 2016 | 91 Comments

…you may want to reconsider. DOT will present a plan for a two-way protected bike lane on Clinton Avenue between Flushing Avenue and Gates Avenue, which would create shorter pedestrian crossings and serve as a useful spur in the bike network for people heading to/from the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. The southbound traffic lane would be […]

No-Drama CB 3 Transpo Committee Votes for Chrystie Street Protected Lane

By David Meyer | May 11, 2016 | 14 Comments

Last night, Manhattan Community Board 3’s transportation committee unanimously approved DOT’s plan to install a two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street [PDF]. The bike lane would run on the east side of Chrystie between Canal and Houston. Chrystie is an essential connector for the thousands of people who bike over the Manhattan Bridge every day. It’s also completely overrun […]

De Blasio Advances Queens Boulevard Redesign Despite CB 4 Shenanigans

By David Meyer | May 11, 2016 | 39 Comments

Mayor de Blasio has instructed NYC DOT to move forward with the redesign of Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst following a contentious meeting of Queens Community Board 4 last night, in which the chairman hastily pushed through a vote against the bike lane portion of the project. “I respect those who disagree with us, but in the […]

111 Corona Mothers Take Over 111th Street to Call for a Safer Design

By David Meyer | May 9, 2016 | 11 Comments

Mujeres en Movimiento — a Corona-based group of immigrant Latina mothers — marched on 111th Street this Saturday, calling on NYC DOT and Queens Community Board 4 to move forward with the city’s plan for traffic calming and a protected bike lane on the street. They were joined by their children, members of Immigrant Movement International Corona, and Queens street safety activists. More than […]

The Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Is Open and It’s Magnificent

By David Meyer | Apr 29, 2016 | 31 Comments

Pedestrians and cyclists don’t have to settle for scraps of space on the Pulaski Bridge any more. This morning, the bridge’s new two-way protected bikeway officially opened to the public, the culmination of a four-year effort to improve biking and walking access between Greenpoint and Long Island City. The Pulaski carries thousands of cyclists between Queens and Brooklyn across Newtown […]

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