Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bridges

In the Works: Better Bike Connections Between East Harlem and the Bronx

By David Meyer | Feb 5, 2016 | 19 Comments

On Tuesday, DOT presented plans to Manhattan Community Board 11 for two short segments of two-way protected bike lanes to improve connections between East Harlem and the Willis Avenue and Triborough bridges [PDF]. Both bridges link the South Bronx and Upper Manhattan, but the current connections to the Manhattan bike network don’t work well. To get to Second Avenue, cyclists […]

Keep L Train Passengers Moving With Great BRT

By Walter Hook and Annie Weinstock | Feb 4, 2016 | 23 Comments

The news that Sandy-related repairs will require closing one or both directions of the L train under the East River (the “Canarsie Tube”) for one to three years has understandably caused panic among the estimated 230,000 daily passengers who rely on it. Businesses in Williamsburg that count on customers from Manhattan are also concerned about a […]

DOT’s Astoria Park Safety Plan Calls for 3 Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jan 21, 2016 | 51 Comments

Last June, a hit-and-run driver killed 21-year-old Betty DiBiaso at the intersection of 19th Street and Ditmars Boulevard, next to Astoria Park. The loss of DiBiaso prompted a neighborhood-wide discussion about the need to improve street safety around one of Queens’ most visited parks, and on Tuesday night DOT showed Queens Community Board 2 its proposals for the area […]

Less Service on the L Train? Wring More Efficiency Out of the Streets

By Ben Fried | Jan 15, 2016 | 48 Comments

Gothamist dropped a bombshell earlier this week: To repair Sandy-inflicted damage to the L train tubes between Manhattan and Brooklyn, the MTA will have to suspend service through the tunnel for large chunks of time. The repairs can get done fastest if the MTA halts service around the clock, but that would still last one to two […]

Streetfilms Shorties: Fix the Dysfunctional Chrystie Street Bike Lane

By Ben Fried | Oct 26, 2015 | 25 Comments

Back in February, Manhattan Community Board 3 asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for Chrystie Street. Head over there during any rush hour and it’s easy to see why: There are tons of people biking to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but the painted bike lanes on Chrystie are constantly blocked by double-parked […]

Con Ed Staff Caught Illegally Parking on Sidewalk By Queensboro Bridge

By Cristina Furlong | Oct 16, 2015 | 24 Comments

Cars belonging to Con Edison employees assigned to a project on the Queensboro Bridge are squeezing pedestrians into the roadbed as workers illegally park on the sidewalk. On both the east and west sides of Vernon Boulevard at Queens Plaza South, near Queensbridge Park and Queensbridge Houses, sidewalks are being used as private parking for bridge workers. When confronted, […]

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