Bike Lanes
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State DOT Throws Cold Water on West Side Highway Bike Lane
"The department is not comfortable doing that," a rep says.
September 10, 2020
Cops Stand by as Buses Block Bike Lane at Deadly Brooklyn Intersection
The Williamsburg corner where a cyclist was killed on Monday is the very picture of a Vision Zero 'policy failure.'
September 9, 2020
Stringer Proposes 75 Miles of Protected Bike Lanes Around 50 High Schools
The comptroller, a mayoral hopeful, seeks to boost the activity of the city's increasingly sedentary students.
September 4, 2020
Upper West Siders Strengthen Push for Crosstown Bike Lanes
The vote gives the DOT a mandate to improve an important transportation and business corridor.
September 3, 2020
Bike Advocates Kick Off Campaign for Lanes on East River Bridges
TransAlt sets sights on claiming space for cycling in the roadbed.
September 2, 2020
City Throws More Cops at Rising Bronx Cyclist Deaths, Injuries
A protected bike-lane network is not in the offing for the beleaguered borough, the DOT says.
September 2, 2020
Surface Transportation Council Members Break Ranks To Demand COVID Recovery Plan
Fed up with Mayor de Blasio's inattention, half the panel's members sign an open letter urging action.
September 2, 2020
Mayor’s Motorcade Parks In Queens Bike Lane So Mayor Can Make Ferry Announcement
Apparently, he didn't have a gym to be driven to.
August 28, 2020
STREETSBLOG GETS ACTION: DOT Chief Accepts Council Offer of Queensboro Bridge Fix Cash
DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said she welcomes a recent City Council offer to pay for turning the South Outer Roadway on the Queensboro Bridge into a badly needed pedestrian lane on the jammed up bridge.
August 28, 2020
Streetsblog Gets Action: NYPD Restores Missing Bike Injury Data From TrafficStat
They're back ... in all their disgusting clarity.
August 21, 2020
