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Has DOT Decided Against Designing a Safer Delancey Street? [Updated]

By Noah Kazis | Sep 6, 2011 | 32 Comments

Three concrete walls will soon surround the Manhattan entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge, as reported in Gothamist and the Villager. The construction, already underway and due to be completed at the beginning of next year, is part of a Department of Transportation effort to force cyclists coming down the ramp from the bridge to slow […]

Shocking Video From the Brooklyn Bridge “War Path”

By Ben Fried | Aug 18, 2011 | 22 Comments

Earlier this week we showed Doug Gordon’s incredibly dull video from our ride over the Manhattan Bridge with a member of the Daily News editorial board, a mind-numbingly mundane scene that the paper nevertheless characterized as a “battleground.” The same day, the Post ran a story about the Brooklyn Bridge promenade under the headline “Look […]

Wanted: Better Protection for Thousands of Cyclists Dumped Onto the Bowery

By Ben Fried | Jul 18, 2011 | 18 Comments

Today was the first day of a construction detour expected to send thousands of cyclists onto the Bowery from the Manhattan Bridge every day. A temporary bike route extending from the south side of Canal Street to Prince Street was constantly blocked by parked police vehicles, trucks, and cars during the morning rush, forcing cyclists […]

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The Queens Plaza Protected Bike Path Is Open for Business

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 12, 2011 | No Comments

Using a bike to get between Queens and Manhattan just got safer and easier. Yesterday afternoon, Streetfilms got tips from fans saying the physically protected bike and pedestrian path at Queens Plaza, which runs between Vernon Boulevard and Northern Boulevard, was finally open. By the time we got there, scores of folks were already taking […]

Eyes on the Street: A Clearer Path for the Adams Street Bike Lane?

By Ben Fried | May 25, 2011 | 3 Comments

A reader sends this shot of the freshly paved surface of Adams Street, heading toward the Brooklyn Bridge just south of Johnson Street. The parking regulations have switched sides, so it looks like the old curbside bike lane on the right side of the street — a notorious double-parking zone — will be shifting over, […]

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 […]

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