Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Josh Benson

Can You Believe a Few People Are Still Suing to Rip Out This Bike Lane?

By Ben Fried | Feb 25, 2016 | 16 Comments

It was just about five years ago that attorneys with the law firm Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, working pro bono on behalf of some people with ties to Senator Chuck Schumer, filed suit against the city for installing the Prospect Park West bike lane. In August 2011, Kings County Supreme Court Judge Bert Bunyan dismissed […]

Concern for Seniors Runs High at Low Turnout CB 11 Meeting

By Noah Kazis | Feb 3, 2010 | 1 Comment

Select Bus Service’s new low-floor buses will make it easier for seniors to get on and off the bus. Image: Second Avenue Sagas. Last night the MTA and DOT continued their tour of East Side community boards, presenting plans for better bus service and safer streets to the Manhattan CB 11 transportation committee. Attendance was low, […]

MTA, DOT Sketch Out East Side Plans: Separated Lanes for Bikes, Not Buses

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Jan 15, 2010 | 40 Comments

One configuration in the plan calls for a protected bike lane and a curbside bus lane. Image: MTA/NYCDOT The MTA and NYCDOT released an outline last night for faster bus service and safer biking and walking on First and Second Avenues. The redesign is the flagship project in New York City’s plans to enhance its […]

Kent Ave Bike Lane Stirs Passions in Williamsburg

By Ben Fried | Nov 26, 2008 | 4 Comments

The Kent Avenue lane at work, with squad car. Photo: i’m not sayin, i’m just sayin. New York’s latest bike lane skirmish flared up Monday night at a "transportation town hall" in Williamsburg. About 150 people turned out, and DOT bike program coordinator Josh Benson caught an earful from bike lane opponents upset over new […]

Sneak Preview: More Queens Bike Lanes and Bike-Friendly Zoning

By Ben Fried | May 16, 2008 | 8 Comments

If only a zoning amendment could retroactively require the New York Times Building to provide bike parking. Some interesting nuggets are coming out of DOT bike coordinator Josh Benson’s ongoing Q & A with readers of the Times’ City Room blog. In yesterday’s installment, Benson outlined upcoming additions to the Queens bike network: In Queens, […]

Eyes on the Street: Fresh Paint on Prince

By Brad Aaron | May 15, 2008 | 20 Comments

A tipster sends this shot from earlier today of a newly-painted bike lane on Prince Street. After the jump, DOT bike program coordinator Josh Benson answers a question from a City Room reader about painted lanes.

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