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DOT Hints at Upcoming Bike Projects in North Brooklyn

By David Meyer | | 16 Comments
Last night DOT outlined some of the bike projects it’s planning for Williamsburg and Bushwick in the near future, including bike lanes on Meeker Avenue and improved southbound bike connections from the Williamsburg Bridge. While it didn’t come up at the meeting, the looming L train shutdown lends some extra urgency to bike network improvements in this […]

After Unanimous CB 3 Vote, Chrystie Street Protected Lane Scheduled for Fall

By David Meyer | | 18 Comments
DOT’s plan for a two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street [PDF] got a unanimous vote of support from Manhattan Community Board 3 last night. The project is scheduled for implementation in the fall. The project will place a two-way bike lane protected by parked cars and concrete barriers on the east side of Chrystie from Canal Street to Houston Street, improving connections between the […]

Cyclists Press DOT for Night-Time Access to Queensboro Bridge

By David Meyer | | 8 Comments
Najee says: C’mon @NYC_DOT, QBB is a commuter bridge day&NIGHT, don’t make getting 2 night work so hard. @transalt pic.twitter.com/MQs2gb71Mk — Angela Stach (@radlerkoenigin) April 28, 2016 The Queensboro Bridge biking and walking path could be closed for construction on weeknights for months, cutting off access at times when many people still use it. Members of Transportation […]

Citing FDNY Concerns, DOT Removes Two-Block Protected Bike Connection

By Brad Aaron | | 97 Comments
DOT has erased a short contraflow protected bikeway that linked the Highbridge neighborhood to the car-free High Bridge in response to FDNY concerns about the movement of emergency vehicles. The project was part of a package of biking and walking improvements in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan implemented last year, timed to coincide with the re-opening of the High Bridge to the […]

Take a Look at DOT’s Chrystie Street Bike Lane Design

By David Meyer | | 20 Comments
DOT will show its highly-anticipated plan for a protected bike lane on Chrystie Street between Canal Street and 2nd Street to Manhattan Community Board 3 tomorrow, and Gothamist has posted renderings from the presentation. Chrystie Street is an essential bike connection to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but it can be a hair-raising ride full of dodging and weaving around double-parked vehicles. […]
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