Protected Bike Lanes
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Will 2nd Ave Get Its Protected Bike Lane After Subway Construction Wraps?
As the first phase of the Second Avenue Subway wraps up sometime in the next two years, the largest construction zone in the city will turn back into a functional street. Those 40 blocks of Second Avenue on the Upper East Side won't be the same as before, though. Back in 2010, the city laid out a plan to add bus lanes and protected bike lanes on that stretch when construction is over.
July 17, 2015
DOT Opens Greenpoint Ave Bridge Bike Lanes — Now With Flex-Posts
DOT staff led a celebratory ride on the Greenpoint Avenue Bridge over Newtown Creek this morning to mark the completion of new bike lanes between Brooklyn and Queens.
July 2, 2015
Newark Clears Bike Lane of Cars, Solves Parking Problem With Meters Instead
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
July 1, 2015
America Could Have Been Building Protected Bike Lanes for the Last 40 Years
Salt Lake City is on track to implement the nation’s first "protected intersection" -- a Dutch-inspired design to minimize conflicts between cyclists and drivers at crossings. For American cities, this treatment feels like the cutting edge, but a look back at the history of bike planning in the United States reveals that even here, this idea is far from new. In fact, the protected intersection concept appeared in every foundational document for bike planning in the early 1970s. But no American city ever installed one until now -- here's why.
June 30, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Protection for Cyclists on Bruckner Boulevard
DOT crews were out on Bruckner Boulevard yesterday putting in Jersey barriers to protect a new two-way bike lane. The bikeway will run for half a mile between Hunts Point Avenue and Longwood Avenue, the first phase in what should eventually be a link between the Bronx River Greenway and Randall's Island. For the time being, it will terminate at Longwood, with sharrows pointing to the less-stressful Southern Boulevard.
June 25, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Vernon Boulevard Gets Bike Lane Barriers
Biking in western Queens is getting a welcome upgrade.
June 16, 2015
CB 7 Committee Asks DOT for Amsterdam Protected Bike Lane “Immediately”
On Tuesday, the Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee unanimously passed a resolution asking DOT to immediately install a protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue in the neighborhood.
June 11, 2015
Want to Drive Thru Corona to the US Open? Francisco Moya’s Got Your Back
Assembly Member Francisco Moya opposes a DOT plan for safer walking and biking on 111th Street next to Flushing Meadows Corona Park. In a statement, he said it will slow down people driving through the neighborhood he represents on their way to professional baseball games and tennis tournaments.
June 5, 2015
Queens CB 2 Votes Unanimously in Favor of Queens Blvd Protected Bike Lane
Big changes are coming to Queens Boulevard in Woodside this summer after a unanimous vote last night from Queens Community Board 2 for a DOT redesign.
June 5, 2015
DOT, CB 12 Hold Firm as Cranks Attack Fort George Hill Bike Lane
Fort George Hill co-op owners had a freak-out over a new protected bike lane at a Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee meeting Monday evening.
June 4, 2015