Eyes on the Street: Leading Bicycle Intervals and Semi-Protected Intersections
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Readers are spying new DOT intersection treatments for bikeways popping up in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Upper West Side
A Trucker Killed a Cyclist at the Spot Where de Blasio Announced His E-Bike Crackdown
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Abu Rifat has died from injuries sustained when a tractor-trailer driver ran him over as he biked on Amsterdam Avenue earlier this month, NYPD said yesterday. The crash happened at the intersection where Mayor de Blasio announced his crackdown on food delivery workers who use electric bikes.
The M86 Moves Faster and More People Are Riding Thanks to Queue Jumps
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While bus ridership is down citywide -- and especially in Manhattan -- there are some routes that are bucking the trend. One that's gaining riders is the M86, which got a package of upgrades from DOT and the MTA in 2015. The improvements included off-board fare collection and queue jumps -- short bus lane segments that enable buses to cut ahead of other traffic at signals.
A Plea for DOT to Design Bike Lanes With Safer Intersections
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On Tuesday, the transportation committee of Manhattan Community Board 7 unanimously passed a resolution calling on DOT to replace "mixing zone" intersections on protected bike lanes along Columbus Avenue and Amsterdam Avenue with designs that maintain more physical separation between cyclists and motor traffic.
Postal Truck Driver Kills 83-Year-Old Man on Amsterdam and 95th
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A postal truck driver struck and killed an 83-year-old man on Amsterdam Avenue and 95th Street at around 6:00 a.m. this morning. NYPD has yet to determine who had the right-of-way. While Amsterdam Avenue has a protected bike lane at this intersection, there is no pedestrian refuge in the north crosswalk, where the victim was struck.
Motorist Kills Cyclist on Broadway on the Upper West Side [Updated]
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A motorist struck and killed cyclist Jing Yin Jiang on Broadway near W. 89th Street this afternoon.