Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Midtown

This is the future. As the city seeks to hit a sustainable transportation mode share of 80 percent by 2050, it's testing out wider bike lanes that allow cyclists to pass one another. Photo: NYC DOT

Eyes on the Street: City Debuts ‘Double-Lane’ Protected Bike Lane on Four Blocks of Ninth Avenue

By David Meyer | Apr 7, 2023 | No Comments

City DOT crews laid down four blocks of "double-lane" protected bike lane on Ninth Avenue in Manhattan this week — debuting a "passing lane" design officials plan to rollout later this year at locations across the city.

March (Parking) Madness: The Manhattan Borough Final Pits Midtown vs. Uptown

By Kevin Duggan | Mar 24, 2023 | No Comments

Which Manhattan precinct has what it takes to advance to face the Bronx borough champions in the Western Regional?

It's Midtown Precinct North vs. Midtown Precinct South in this first-round battle.

March (Parking) Madness: The Epic Battle of Midtown

By Julianne Cuba | Mar 10, 2023 | No Comments

It’s hard to be anything other than chaotic in Midtown, and that’s exactly the type of parking both Midtown Precinct North and Midtown Precinct South bring to their respective neighborhoods, just 20 blocks apart.

The mayor is now touting a plan for Fifth Avenue that was presented by the local business group two years ago.

Fifth Time’s the Charm? Advocates Wary of City’s Latest Talk of Redesigning the Ritzy Avenue

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 20, 2022 | No Comments

More than two years since the city first proposed a redesign of Fifth Avenue that included a car-free busway, Mayor Adams on Sunday announced a “major new visioning process to reimagine” the world-famous Manhattan corridor with improved pedestrian and cycling space, and expanded sidewalks. Huh.

No one would honestly believe that there is a pedestrian path on this bridge, but, indeed, the lane to the left in this photo is meant for east- and west-bound walkers. File Photo: Noah Martz

Queensboro Bridge Bike Boom Continues, But DOT Still Prioritizes Car Drivers Over Walkers and Cyclists

By Kevin Duggan | Dec 5, 2022 | No Comments

The city is doubling down on its delay at giving more space to cyclists and pedestrians on the Queensboro Bridge, even as the agency's own data show that the span had the highest annual increase in bike traffic.

The view south from Eighth Avenue and West 44th Street, where there are going to some ch-ch-changes. Photo: Dave Colon

Eighth Ave. Road Diet Marches North, But Community Wants ‘Concrete’ Plan

By Dave Colon | Aug 4, 2022 | No Comments

A Manhattan community board is generally supportive of a Department of Transportation plan to increase pedestrian space on Eighth Avenue while also narrowing the wild west roadway, but wants the agency to fully build out the changes with concrete, not just paint.

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