Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Eyes on the Street: Progress on Pulaski Bridge Bikeway

By Brad Aaron | Oct 15, 2015 | 14 Comments

Last week DOT posted photos of construction work on the Pulaski Bridge bikeway on the project’s Facebook page. DOT is adding a protected lane that will create more room for people who bike and walk the bridge, which connects Greenpoint and Long Island City over Newtown Creek. The project has been on New Yorkers’ wish list for […]

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Salt Lake City’s Groundbreaking Protected Intersection Is Open

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 15, 2015 | No Comments

#ProtectedIntersection in @saltlakecityUT is UT’s first! Creating a safer destination for downtown visitors. #GoSLCpic.twitter.com/zxrLRdifRU — Alta Planning (@altaplanning) October 15, 2015 The second protected intersection in the country is open in Salt Lake City, another milestone for American bike infrastructure. Using paint and concrete islands, the intersection of 200 West and 300 South lowers the stress level […]

Eyes on the Street: DOT Begins Filling Gap in First Av Bike Lane [Updated]

By Stephen Miller | Oct 8, 2015 | 6 Comments

The Pope has left town and the United Nations General Assembly is over, meaning it’s time to make First Avenue a better place to bike and walk. The gap in the First Avenue protected bike lane was baked into the initial plans for it, which called only for sharrows between 49th and 59th streets in order to […]

Francisco Moya’s 111th Street Proposals Are Going Nowhere

By Amanda Meth | Oct 8, 2015 | 2 Comments

Assembly Member Francisco Moya was in no rush to let his constituents know about the town hall meeting he ran at St. Leo’s Parish on Monday evening about the proposed redesign of 111th Street in Corona. No wonder: The event was an elaborate ploy to stop a street safety project that neighborhood advocates have worked long and […]

TA, Manhattan Pols Urge DOT to Commit to Fully Redesigning Fifth and Sixth

By Stephen Miller | Oct 8, 2015 | 23 Comments

Last month DOT announced its intent to add a protected bike lane along 19 blocks of Sixth Avenue. A coalition of advocates, business groups, community board representatives, and elected officials think the city can do better. At a press conference next to the Flatiron Building this morning, they called on DOT to redesign the entire length of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan. In a […]

Eyes on the Street: A Flower-Protected Chrystie Street Bike Lane

By Stephen Miller | Oct 7, 2015 | 17 Comments

Chrystie Street: 25 cones, 1 dozen sunflowers. Enjoy your commute. #bikenyc #demandmore pic.twitter.com/nrPzu431oP — Transformation Dept. (@NYC_DOTr) October 7, 2015 Bike commuters on Chrystie Street found a pleasant surprise this morning. The street’s northbound bike lane, a busy connector from the Manhattan Bridge that’s usually a favorite of illegally-parked drivers, had received an upgrade: Someone added orange traffic […]

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