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Tolling Opens Up Possibilities for Better Brooklyn Bridge Walking and Biking
With crowding on the Brooklyn Bridge walking and biking path in a state of near constant low-level emergency, this week NYC DOT announced a feasibility study of widening the bridge’s promenade. A path with sufficient space for the thousands of commuters, exercisers, and tourists who walk and bike across the bridge each day would be an immensely valuable improvement. But what if the same benefits could be derived at less cost by claiming space on the Brooklyn Bridge roadway?
August 10, 2016
Brooklyn Bridge Promenade Expansion Could Start in 2019
An expansion of the Brooklyn Bridge walking and biking path could get underway by 2019 if it's folded into a rehab project that's already in the pipeline, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said this afternoon.
August 8, 2016
DOT Will Study Widening the Brooklyn Bridge Walking and Biking Path
The days of pedestrians and cyclists fighting for scraps of space on the Brooklyn Bridge may be numbered.
August 8, 2016
The Port Authority’s Missed Opportunity to Make a Bike-Friendly GW Bridge
Next year, the Port Authority will begin a seven-year, $1.03 billion renovation of the suspension cables on the George Washington Bridge [PDF]. Announced in March 2014, the project includes new ramps to the bridge’s bike and pedestrian paths, eliminating stairs and a hairpin turn. But it won't widen a bike path that is already too small for the amount of cycling traffic it receives.
July 22, 2016
With Matthew von Ohlen’s Killer Still at Large, NYPD Is in Bike Blitz Mode
You read that right: While the driver who brazenly struck and killed Matthew von Ohlen last weekend has yet to be apprehended, police officers are handing out frivolous tickets to cyclists on the Manhattan Bridge.
July 6, 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
DOT Hints at Upcoming Bike Projects in North Brooklyn
Last night DOT outlined some of the bike projects it's planning for Williamsburg and Bushwick in the near future, including bike lanes on Meeker Avenue and improved southbound bike connections from the Williamsburg Bridge. While it didn't come up at the meeting, the looming L train shutdown lends some extra urgency to bike network improvements in this part of the city. Every L train rider who opts to bike while the shutdown is in effect will be placing less strain on a bus and subway network that can use all the help it can get.
May 27, 2016
After Unanimous CB 3 Vote, Chrystie Street Protected Lane Scheduled for Fall
DOT's plan for a two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street [PDF] got a unanimous vote of support from Manhattan Community Board 3 last night. The project is scheduled for implementation in the fall.
May 25, 2016