Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 27, 2021 | No Comments

The protected bike lane on the roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge is about to open, but the real news is what the Department of Transportation is doing just north of the bridge's Manhattan end — where a redesign of Foley Square has the potential to clean up one of the most notorious placard abuse zones in the city.

The bike lane on 61st Street, looking west toward Lexington Avenue. Photo: Liam Jeffries

Eyes on the Street:
The East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge

By Liam Jeffries | Aug 25, 2021 | No Comments

After much argument, the permanent 61st and 62nd Street cycle paths are here. Sort of.

Cops from the 20th Precinct park their personal vehicles in a left turn lane on Columbus Avenue, causing danger and congestion. Photo: Streetsblog

Eyes on the Street: Cops are Undermining Safety on Columbus Ave.

By Gersh Kuntzman | Aug 17, 2021 | No Comments

Cops in the 20th Precinct are leaving their private vehicles in a left-turn lane created by the Department of Transportation to make a busy Upper West Side intersection safer — the latest example of the DOT's so-called "Vision Zero partners" not caring about Vision Zero designs.

The blocked bike lane. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

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Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?

Eyes on the Street:
The East Side Crosstown Bike Lanes Re-Emerge

Eyes on the Street: Cops are Undermining Safety on Columbus Ave.

EYES ON THE STREET: City Destroys Brooklyn Greenway During Unrelated Construction Project

DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s Meeker Ave. Bike Lane Plan Finally Attacks Parking (Well, Some of It)