Bicycle Infrastructure
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Mr. Mayor, We Made Your 2021 Resolutions For You
From cycling safety to street vending to improving bus commutes, here's a list of what we'd like for Vision Zero.
January 1, 2021
DECISION 2021: How Should the Next Mayor Move the City Beyond Vision Zero?
It's the final chapter of our seven-part series on the mayoral candidates.
December 22, 2020
City Finally Commits To Finishing Queens Boulevard Bike Lane — Again
The city said it would finally break ground on the last phase of the long-delayed Queens Boulevard protected bike lane next year — and exactly as it was originally designed. Sorry, Karen!
December 15, 2020
Cycling is Up, Car Trips are Down, De Blasio is Confused
Here's some fuzzy math: Cycling over the city's East River bridges continues to increase, while car traffic over the very same spans continues to fall — yet the de Blasio administration is doing nothing to add space for bike riders.
December 7, 2020
DOT Installs Lower Manhattan Cargo Bike Zone Despite Community Board ‘Nay’
This is good news for anyone who supports safe streets, less congestion, less pollution and better use of public land, advocates say.
November 24, 2020
The Streetsblog Interview: Will Norman
A candid conversation with London's bike and pedestrian mayor about saving our cities, beating community boards and putting health first in our transportation systems.
November 9, 2020
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
November 5, 2020
Mets Fans To New Owner: Ya Gotta Believe Biking To Citi Field Could Be Better
The new Mets owner asked fans how to improve their experience — and he got an earful from cyclists.
November 3, 2020
Red Hook Gets An Outdoor Bike Co-Op Starting This Weekend
If your bike has been making that weird clicking noise when you shift gears, Mechanical Gardens has a place for you.
October 30, 2020
Astoria District Manager Demands Citi Bike Docks Take Sidewalk Space To Save Parking
Every battle that has already been won has to be waged and won again and again and again.
October 27, 2020