Protected Bike Lanes
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Eyes on the Street: The Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane Takes Shape
It's happening: The city is making Northern Boulevard safe for (believe it) cycling.
September 18, 2020
City Must Act Now to Save Transit, Prevent Carmaggedon and Improve Equity in Mobility: Report
Yet mayor de Blasio thinks he's doing just fine.
July 31, 2020
DOT: Second Ave Gap Will Be Filled In…At Some Point
A Manhattan community board committee unanimously approved the Department of Transportation's long-awaited plan to fill in the hated gap in Second Avenue's protected bike lane.
July 7, 2020
Eyes On The Street: The 38th And 39th Street Bike Lanes Are Not Ready For Prime Time
It would be misleading to say Manhattan's newest crosstown bike lanes are unsafe, because that statement would imply that the lanes exist in any recognizable form.
May 29, 2020
Mayor Reveals 12 More Miles of Open Streets, Plus 9 Miles of Bike Lanes
Twelve more miles of open streets start today for socially responsible recreation. But like the bike lanes, they're temporary.
May 13, 2020
The Final Phase of the Queens Boulevard Safety Redesign is On Ice For This Year At Least
DOT confirmed on Tuesday that it had put off the project for the year — at least.
May 12, 2020
Don’t Let Coronavirus Prevent NYC from Buying Small Snowplows (…Wait, Wut?)
That's a bizarre headline, but it makes sense when you consider what Council Member Ben Kallos is hoping to do on the Upper East Side and, eventually, all of Manhattan!
April 2, 2020
Eyes on the Street: Drivers Destroyed a Protected Bike Lane … in 24 Hours!
Here's why we can't have nice things: drivers.
February 29, 2020
Brooklyn Rides de Blasio’s ‘Green Wave’ with 10 Miles of PBLs This Year
"This is meant to be a huge focus on Brooklyn, given the terrible spate of cyclist of fatalities last year," Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told Streetsblog.
January 29, 2020
Activists Make Music To Demand DOT Fix Sixth Avenue’s ‘Road To Nowhere’
And the city says it's finally ready to make the fix.
January 14, 2020