Take a Look at Lower Manhattan’s Newest Bikeway, Coming to Life on Park Row
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The street has been mostly off-limits to the public since 9/11.
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Eyes on the Street: DOT Preps Park Row for New Bike Connection and Sidewalk Expansion
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The project will improve Brooklyn Bridge access and create safe, convenient options for bike trips that pass under the bridge in Lower Manhattan.
Sign the Petition to Fix Canal Street, “Manhattan’s Boulevard of Death”
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Canal Street is Manhattan's preeminent traffic sewer. A loud, dirty, menacing torrent of motorized traffic with cramped sidewalks and no designated space for bicycling, Canal gets pulverized by the "trucker's special," which gives motorists a free ride across Lower Manhattan via the untolled Manhattan Bridge to the untolled westbound Holland Tunnel.
Park Row Security Zone to Reopen With Two-Way Bike Lane and Wider Sidewalk
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Park Row in Chinatown, which NYPD has treated as a security checkpoint since 9/11, will get a bi-directional bikeway and 10,000 square feet of painted sidewalk from Worth Street to Frankfort Street.
NYPD in Default Victim-Blaming Mode After Yellow Cab Driver Kills Cyclist in Chinatown
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NYC motorists killed four people riding bikes over a 15-day period in June and July. In every case, NYPD said the victim ran a red while citing no corroborative evidence.
The Beginnings of the Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
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DOT is striping and painting the new two-way protected bike lane between the Manhattan Bridge and Houston Street.