Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Will the Sixth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Get Done in 2016?

By Ben Fried | Nov 19, 2015 | 43 Comments

DOT presented a plan for a protected bike lane on 19 blocks of Sixth Avenue to the Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee last night. From 14th Street to 33rd Street, the design calls for carving out a six-foot bike lane and three-foot buffer protected from moving motor vehicles by a lane of parked cars [PDF]. Sixth […]

CB 7 Members, Upper West Siders Back Amsterdam Ave Protected Bikeway

By David Meyer | Nov 11, 2015 | 41 Comments

The room was packed last night for DOT’s long-awaited plan for a protected bike lane and pedestrian islands on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side [PDF], with about 120 people turning out at the Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting. Most residents and committee members praised the plan, though no vote was held. DOT says it […]

DOT Will Present Amsterdam Ave Protected Bike Lane Design Tonight

By Ben Fried | Nov 10, 2015 | 11 Comments

It’s happening: At tonight’s Community Board 7 transportation committee meeting, NYC DOT will present plans for a northbound protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side. The first phase of the project calls for a protected bike lane and pedestrian refuges from 72nd Street to 110th Street, which could be implemented as soon as […]

This Is 111th Street Right Before a World Series Game at Citi Field

By Ben Fried | Nov 10, 2015 | 2 Comments

Residents of Corona are still waiting for DOT to implement a road diet and two-way protected bike lane on wide and dangerous 111th Street by Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The city unveiled the plan this spring in response to a campaign from the Queens Museum, Immigrant Movement International, Make the Road New York, and Transportation Alternatives. Julissa Ferreras, […]

Upper West Siders Call on DOT to Make Amsterdam Avenue a Complete Street

By Ben Fried | Nov 2, 2015 | 5 Comments

Next week — November 10 to be precise — DOT is expected to present a proposal to redesign Amsterdam Avenue for greater safety. The redesign is a long time coming. This summer marked the third time in the past six years that Manhattan Community Board 7 has asked DOT for a protected bike lane on Amsterdam. On Halloween, […]

Eyes on the Street: The First Avenue Bike Lane Gap Is Shrinking

By Ben Fried | Oct 23, 2015 | 13 Comments

DOT tweeted a status report this afternoon on the First Avenue protected bike lane gap. Green paint is down on the newly protected section between 49th Street and 56th Street: #1stAve protected #bikenyc lane update: Wed PM: Roadway prepared for paint. Friday: Green paint on the ground! pic.twitter.com/yO0DhNzkri — NYC DOT (@NYC_DOT) October 23, 2015 […]

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