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.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Randall’s Island
In the Works: Safer South Bronx Bike Connections to Randall’s Island
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DOT crews are building out two protected bike lane routes linking the neighborhoods north of the Bruckner Expressway to the island.
New in 2016: Safe Bike Connections Linking East Harlem and the Bronx
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Biking from the Bronx to Manhattan via the Willis Avenue Bridge used to present a dilemma -- you could go the safe route or the legal route, but not both. A DOT project solved the problem by turning the informal bike route into a safe, official path.
Protected Bike Lanes Will Connect South Bronx to Randall’s Island
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Last fall, the city opened a direct car-free connection between the South Bronx and Randall’s Island. The Randall’s Island Connector provides convenient access to acres of parks and ballfields and — via the 103rd Street footbridge — Manhattan. But the truck-heavy industrial streets that lead to it still leave a lot to be desired. A new NYC DOT project would create bicycle […]
The Randall’s Island Connector Is Finally Here
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This spring, the Highbridge re-opened between the Bronx and Manhattan, the first car-free crossing linking the two boroughs. Now the second one in less than a year is open with the debut of the Randall’s Island Connector. The project has been in the pipeline for what seems like forever, and on Saturday it opened to the delight of many South Bronx […]
Randall’s Island Connector to Open This Weekend
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The Randall’s Island Connector is set to open this weekend. A greenway link between the island and the South Bronx, the connector has been on the agenda of advocates and electeds since the early 1990s. The project will provide a grade-level crossing over Bronx Kill from E. 132nd Street in Port Morris, under an Amtrak bridge, […]