Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

Bending to East Side Traffic, DOT Limits Plan for Faster Buses, Safer Cycling

By Noah Kazis | May 3, 2011 | 13 Comments

Not so long ago, it was common to hear NYCDOT staff say their job was “to keep the traffic moving.” Engineers working from “the motorist’s viewpoint” ran the show, much like they did in the 1950s. Those days are thankfully over. Today’s DOT prioritizes safety and sustainability and has compiled a lengthy track record of […]

Count It: First and Second Avenue Redesigns Are a Success

By Noah Kazis | Apr 29, 2011 | 5 Comments

With results like these, it’s hard to understand why the city isn’t rushing to complete the redesign of First and Second Avenue all the way up to 125th Street. According to DOT’s presentation to its community advisory council Wednesday night, both the bus improvements, which go the length of the corridor, and the protected bike […]

Everyone’s On Board for East Harlem Bike Lanes — Except NYCDOT

By Noah Kazis | Apr 29, 2011 | 12 Comments

Is there any neighborhood in New York City that has asked for more and received less, in terms of safe street improvements, than East Harlem? In 2010, days after it was announced that the First and Second Avenue protected bike lanes were on hold between 34th Street and 125th Street, Community Board 11 members blasted […]

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Research Bolsters Case for Cycle Tracks While AASHTO Updates Guide

By Adam Voiland | Apr 27, 2011 | No Comments

For decades, dueling camps of cycling advocates have feuded about how to best accommodate riders. Some have pushed for the construction of Dutch-style cycle tracks, arguing that separated lanes make bicycling safer and less intimidating, while others have insisted such infrastructure isolates riders and makes cycling more dangerous than simply remaining within the flow of […]

Ten Things NBBL Doesn’t Want You to Know

By Ben Fried | Apr 26, 2011 | 26 Comments

If opponents of an effective street safety project repeat dishonest distortions about it often enough, does that make their position true? Apparently, the Daily News editorial board thinks so. An opinion piece they published over the weekend on the Prospect Park West bike lane might as well have come straight from the desk of Gibson […]

Flashback: Grand Army Plaza Public Workshop, March 2007

By Ben Fried | Apr 14, 2011 | 3 Comments

With Brooklyn Community Board 6 unanimously approving DOT’s modifications to the Prospect Park West bike lane, the public process surrounding this project has passed another milestone. Including committee votes, last night marked the fourth CB vote in the last two years in favor of the PPW redesign or the city’s proposed changes to it. The […]

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