Bike Lanes
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NYPD Forced to Protect DOT’s Second Avenue ‘Protected Bike Lane’
Police in the 19th Precinct are being hailed for setting up physical barriers in the Upper East Side bike lane in order to protect bikers from speeding cars.
June 24, 2019
City Will Defy Community Board and Paint Bay Ridge Bike Network
Two days after a Bay Ridge community board shot down a city plan for a starter kit of painted bike lanes — and one day after the neighborhood's elected officials demanded action — the Department of Transportation said it would ignore the board's vote and initiate its plan anyway.
June 20, 2019
Bay Ridge Pols to City: Don’t Listen to Our Community Board! Give Us Bike Lanes Now!
"We do not agree with their rejection of the proposals," said Council Member Justin Brannan, Assembly Member Mathylde Frontus and State Senator Andrew Gounardes.
June 18, 2019
Even Before Congestion Pricing, City Must Expand Bike Network: Advocates
"We want a piece of the action in the form of space on the streets for a much better bike network," said Bike New York’s Jon Orcutt.
June 6, 2019
Op-Ed: Breaking Down Barriers to Disabled Cyclists
Because disabled people are often left out of the conversation, few abled cyclists seem to consider how non-traditional bikes can add to mobility for disabled people and provide many with a healthy mode of exercise and transportation.
June 3, 2019
Construction Firms Must Create Safe Detour For Cyclists — Or Have Their Permits Revoked
Manhattan Council Member Carlina Rivera's bill would require construction companies to provide safe detours for cyclists, instead of spitting them out into lanes of speeding traffic.
May 29, 2019
NYPD is Quick to Blame Latest Cyclist Victim For His Own Death
A cyclist who was hit last week in Crown Heights has died of his injuries — the 10th cyclist to be killed this year — and police blamed him for his own death.
May 16, 2019
NYPD: Driver Hits and Kills Cyclist Robert Sommer in Marine Park
The victim is now at least the 66th person — and at least the eighth cyclist — killed by a car this year.
May 13, 2019
DOT’S CPW PBL is OTW (LOL?)
It only took an internationally covered cyclist death — and months of delay — but the city is finally ready to present a protected bike lane for Central Park West, Streetsblog has learned.
May 9, 2019
Meet a Mayor Who Figured Out How to Neutralize Anti-Bike Lane NIMBYs
A small city in Massachusetts may be paving the way to safer streets and less community opposition.
May 1, 2019
