Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Eyes on the Street

Eyes on the Street: Kent Avenue Progress Report

By Ben Fried | Sep 2, 2009 | 20 Comments

Clarence sends these shots from Kent Avenue, where the striping and painting of the city’s first two-way, on-street parking protected bike lane is currently in progress. This is the view looking north from the vicinity of Clymer Street. The project will be completed in two phases. According to DOT’s project presentation [PDF], the current work, […]

Can’t Find an Open Bike Rack at Rock Center? Tough Luck. [Updated]

By Brad Aaron | Sep 2, 2009 | 15 Comments

Photos: Mike Noble A report popped up on Twitter yesterday of a bike parking crackdown of sorts at Rockefeller Center. Per Mike Noble, a.k.a. bikewobble, security officers under "pressure from the city" were threatening to cut the locks of bikes secured to objects other than racks. Maybe this would seem more reasonable if there were […]

Eyes on the Street: NYPD Meets Bx12 Riders Halfway

By Brad Aaron | Aug 6, 2009 | 7 Comments

It’s pretty sad when a bus lane-blocking truck with a ticket on the windshield is news. Yet here we are. This one was spotted during the Wednesday evening rush in the Bx12 Select Bus lane on 207th Street in Inwood. The driver was nowhere in sight. Neither was the agent who presumably issued the violation, […]

Status Report: Sands Street Bike Path Ready Next Week

By Ben Fried | Jul 23, 2009 | 12 Comments

You’re not really supposed to do this yet, but next week the bridge approach on Sands Street should officially open. There’s a fresh coat of asphalt on the Sands Street bike path, and guys on the construction crew say this long-awaited approach to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge should officially open for riding […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike Traffic on Eighth = Rolling Goldmine

By Ben Fried | Jul 16, 2009 | 15 Comments

Thanks to BicyclesOnly for posting this shot from yesterday morning’s commute to the Streetsblog Flickr pool. By my count, we’ve got six people riding bikes here on a one-and-a-half block stretch of the Eighth Avenue protected path, with two or three others farther back, in the shade. As far as I can tell, everyone is […]

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