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The Most Controversial Bike Lane That Should Not Have Been Controversial At All Is Under Construction In Queens
A very simple design change that some residents tried to stop is underway.
August 16, 2018
Vision Zero or Zero Vision? Here It Is, the Craziest Blocked Bike Lane Picture — Ever [Updated]
Some DOT employee is going to get a stern talking to when Polly Trottenberg clicks on this story.
August 9, 2018
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City Planning Minor Tweak to Vanderbilt Avenue, a Major Cycling Thoroughfare [Updated]
Plan will work if southbound cyclists decide to use a new bike lane on Clermont Avenue, one block to the west of Vanderbilt.
August 7, 2018
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Scooter Company Bird Offers to Pay Cities to Build Bike Lanes
Whatever you make of Bird's offer, there's certainly an opening here that cities shouldn't let go to waste.
August 2, 2018
Just Another Day in New York City’s Perpetually Blocked Bike Lanes
Until City Hall addresses the disconnect between the bike network people see on a map and the bike network people encounter in real life, stressful biking conditions will be the norm for New Yorkers.
August 1, 2018
The Upper East Side Can Still Deliver an Old-Fashioned Bike Lane Kvetchfest
True to form, last night's Upper East Side community board meeting about bike lanes was a ridiculous carnival of vituperative whining.
July 10, 2018
First Look at DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane By the QBoro Bridge
One of the scariest stretches in the Manhattan bike network - the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane approaching the Queensboro Bridge - is in line for safety improvements from NYC DOT.
July 5, 2018
Tonight: See DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane Approaching the QBoro
The DOT design is expected to include parking protection, but not during rush hour, when cyclists need it most.
July 2, 2018
Bicycle Rush Hour on Chrystie Street
It's now common to see bike traffic outnumber car traffic on this connection to the Manhattan Bridge. The Chrystie Street protected bike lane and the Jay Street protected bike lane, on top of the bike network development that came before them, plus the availability of Citi Bike, are clearly moving the needle.
June 15, 2018
Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli
Blame the punishing economics of running a kosher meat emporium in 2018, not the Queens Boulevard bike lane.
June 14, 2018
