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DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection
A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won't be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open asphalt.
August 17, 2016
Battery Park City Bans Bicycling on Esplanade By North Cove Marina
The Battery Park City Authority (BPCA), the state agency that manages the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, has posted "cyclist dismount" signs around the North Cove Marina plaza, a key connection along the waterfront.
August 17, 2016
New Riverside Park Master Plan May Send Greenway Cyclists on Hilly Detours
The waterfront greenway in Riverside Park is one of New York's most popular places to bike and walk. During the summer, it can get crowded -- so crowded that the Parks Department is proposing new detour routes to divert cyclists away from the waterfront path. Those routes are hillier and poorly lit, however, and advocates are worried that the department will compel cyclists to use them at all times.
June 29, 2016
After 8 Years, DOT Finally Has a Bike Plan for Dyckman St. CB 12: Not So Fast.
Eight years after uptown advocates first called for a bike connection across Inwood, linking greenways along the Hudson River and the Harlem River, DOT has a bike lane plan for Dyckman Street.
June 24, 2016
Peds, Cyclists Fend for Themselves While Parks Department Fixes Bronx Paths
The Parks Department is making much-needed repairs to the Pelham Parkway malls, but the city has failed to provide good detours for walking and biking paths that are now blocked, creating hazards for pedestrians and cyclists.
May 3, 2016
When Will DDC Build the Brooklyn Greenway on Flushing Ave and West Street?
It's been more than three years since NYC DOT announced its full implementation plan for the 14-mile Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway, a series of 23 capital projects that would build out the biking and walking path in high-quality, permanent materials. At the time, DOT said that construction would begin soon on the Flushing Avenue and West Street segments of the greenway, but with 2015 drawing to a close there's still no sign of progress. What gives?
December 1, 2015
Eyes on the Street: 8-Year Downtown Greenway Detour Finally Ends
Since 2007, people biking on the Hudson River Greenway in Lower Manhattan have had to take a circuitous detour into Battery Park City. Not anymore.
November 30, 2015
Randall’s Island Connector to Open This Weekend
The Randall’s Island Connector is set to open this weekend.
November 11, 2015
Bronx River Greenway Gets a $10 Million Boost From TIGER
A critical link in the Bronx River Greenway is getting a funding boost from the feds that should help put an end to years of bureaucratic delays.
October 28, 2015
Temporary Red Hook Greenway Plan Looks Better Than the Permanent One
Eventually, New York City intends to build a biking and walking path along the Red Hook waterfront, one link in the longer Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. It's going to be several years before that project gets built, so in the meantime DOT plans to make streets a few blocks inland safer for biking and walking. The question is, why not keep the safer, multi-modal surface streets after the permanent project wraps up?
October 16, 2015