Manhattan CB 7 Asks DOT for Protected Bike Lanes on 110th Street
The board's transportation committee declined to support painted lanes for 110th. DOT is expected to bring an upgraded plan back to the committee next month.
June 14, 2017
NYPD Would Like to Lecture You on How to Ride a Bike in New York City
Cyclists need NYPD to enforce laws against reckless driving behaviors, not platitudes from a precinct where motorists injure and kill with impunity.
June 13, 2017
TransAlt Calls for Protected Crosstown Bike Routes After Bus Driver Kills Dan Hanegby
Safe streets advocates have for years implored DOT to add east-west Manhattan bike lanes in the area where Hanegby was killed, but the city has failed to act.
June 13, 2017
Data Show NYC Speed Cameras Deter Speeding and Reduce Injuries
Speeding drops dramatically when cameras are activated, a DOT report says, and drivers who get a camera ticket don't usually get a second one.
June 12, 2017
DOT Remains Non-Committal on Building Bike Lanes on Meeker Avenue
There’s room for a bikeway on Meeker, but DOT has yet to come up with a design and doesn't have a timetable for doing so.
June 12, 2017
De Blasio Joins Traffic Violence Victims to Call on Albany to Allow More NYC Speed Cameras
Eighty-five percent of crashes resulting in injuries or deaths in NYC occurred in areas where speed cameras are not permitted, according to a DOT report released today.
June 9, 2017
Will Brooklyn Streets Get the Transit Priority They Need During the L Train Shutdown?
During the L shutdown, the MTA plans to run shuttle buses at rush hour connecting Williamsburg to Manhattan. Some sort of transit priority treatment is on the table for Brooklyn streets where buses connect to the bridge, but what DOT has in mind isn't clear.
June 9, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The Shrinking Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
From 59th Street to 43rd Street there's now a green curbside bike lane on Second Avenue (tuff curbs to come). The remaining gaps in the bike lane are near the Queensboro Bridge and Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
June 7, 2017
MTA and DOT Are Weighing a River-to-River Busway for 14th Street During L Train Shutdown
DOT and the MTA may go beyond typical bus lanes in their plan to keep people moving on 14th Street during the L train shutdown, which will suspend service west of Bedford Avenue for 15 months starting in April 2019.
June 6, 2017
Queens CB 11 Endorses Northern Blvd Bike Lane and More Safety Fixes Near Joe Michaels Mile
Last night, Queens Community Board 11 endorsed six miles of new protected bike lanes connecting Joe Michaels Mile to Northern Boulevard and points south, prioritizing safety above the parking complaints aired by some people in attendance.
June 6, 2017
