Protected Bike Lanes
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DOT To Add Bike Lanes Under Elevated Tracks in Astoria This Summer
It's one of a handful of bike lanes repurposing road space beneath elevated train tracks.
April 8, 2025
DOT Stalls Brooklyn’s Third Ave. Bike Lanes After Biz Pushback
The agency says it needs to do – wait for it – "additional outreach," which is City Hall's kiss of death.
April 7, 2025
Council Transportation Chair Asks DOT To Rip Up a Bike Lane
The same Queens pol who berates the DOT for failing to build enough bike lanes wants one torn out of her district.
March 24, 2025
Double-Wide Bike Lanes Coming to Sixth Ave. in Midtown
The city starts to claim the space dividend now that congestion pricing is reducing car traffic.
February 26, 2025
Safety First on Third: DOT Numbers Show a Roadway Safer for All Users
Say it again: Bike lanes make roadways safer for all users.
February 19, 2025
Eyes On The Street: Henry Hudson Bridge Gets A Bike Lane — Now Connect It To The Network!
The fresh path should be a clarion call for better bike infrastructure uptown and in the West Bronx.
February 3, 2025
Streetsblog on the Road: Bike Share in Shanghai
The Chinese mega-city provides an example of great urban mobility, albeit with a side of authoritarianism.
January 23, 2025
Friday Video: Wider Bike Lanes on Second Avenue
The Department of Transportation has made some excellent improvements on the long-dangerous roadway. Check them out.
December 6, 2024
River to River! DOT Will Close Dyckman Protected Bike Lane Gap
The four-block stretch will close a gap between the East and West sides of uptown Manhattan. But the agency may give in to a handful of drivers who are demanding their free parking over daylighting.
December 3, 2024
DOT Celebrates A Decade of Safety Improvements on Queens Blvd.
The former "Boulevard of Death" now has protected bike lanes running for nearly its entire length.
November 13, 2024
