DOT Debuts Plans for Protected Bike Lanes on Crescent and 31st Streets in Astoria
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After a long campaign by activists, the city aims to protect cyclists from chaotic traffic between the Triborough and Queensboro bridges.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Triborough Bridge
Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges
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"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."
The Outlaw Biker’s Illustrated Guide to the Triboro Bridge
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As authorities plot their annual spring crackdown on the RFK Bridge, a regular rider calls for changes to make the span truly bike friendly.
Heads Up: MTA Fining People for Biking on the Triboro Bridge Car-Free Path
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The agency seems to want biking across its bridges to be as inconvenient and financially risky as possible.
In the Works: Better Bike Connections Between East Harlem and the Bronx
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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 […]
DOT’s Astoria Park Safety Plan Calls for 3 Protected Bike Lanes
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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 […]