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Streetfilms Shorties: Fix the Dysfunctional Chrystie Street Bike Lane
Back in February, Manhattan Community Board 3 asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for Chrystie Street. Head over there during any rush hour and it's easy to see why: There are tons of people biking to and from the Manhattan Bridge, but the painted bike lanes on Chrystie are constantly blocked by double-parked cars and buses. Even when you're not weaving in and out of motor vehicle traffic, you have to keep your eyes peeled for illegal U-turns and drivers crossing the southbound bike lane as they exit garages.
October 26, 2015
Con Ed Staff Caught Illegally Parking on Sidewalk By Queensboro Bridge
Cars belonging to Con Edison employees assigned to a project on the Queensboro Bridge are squeezing pedestrians into the roadbed as workers illegally park on the sidewalk. On both the east and west sides of Vernon Boulevard at Queens Plaza South, near Queensbridge Park and Queensbridge Houses, sidewalks are being used as private parking for bridge workers. When confronted, Con Ed said it will tell employees to stop parking on the sidewalk.
October 16, 2015
Tomorrow: Rally for a Verrazano-Narrows Path, Now a Real Possibility
Supporters of building a bicycle and walking path across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge are gathering tomorrow in Bay Ridge to rally for the project. The MTA released a preliminary report this week evaluating the prospects for a path, and it depicts a more complex undertaking than many advocates expected. The advocates working for walking and biking access on the bridge aren't deterred and say the fact that the MTA is taking the idea seriously is a major step in the right direction.
October 9, 2015
Downtown Greenway Segment Closed Since 2007 to Reopen in November
An eight-year Hudson River Greenway detour is set to conclude in less than two months, restoring a direct bike route along West Street near the World Trade Center site.
September 28, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Parks Officers Ignore Driver on Greenway [Updated]
A driver cruised down the Hudson River Greenway Sunday afternoon, passing park enforcement patrol officers who waved him into a parking garage at Pier 40. When Streetsblog reader Shelly Mossey asked why they didn't ticket him, the officers pleaded ignorance.
September 15, 2015
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Eyes on the Street: Cyclists Ride New Hudson Greenway Ramp in Inwood
Cyclists and wheelchair users will soon have improved access to the Hudson River Greenway in Inwood, when the Parks Department officially opens a new ramp connecting the greenway to Dyckman Street.
September 8, 2015
Eyes on the Street: A Better Bikeway Linking the High Bridge to Highbridge
Ten days ago, DOT broke ground on a nice set of new bike lanes linking Upper Manhattan to the reopened High Bridge. Meanwhile, bike access improvements on the Bronx side are already pretty far along.
June 22, 2015
The Case for 24/7 Access to the High Bridge
Video of opening day on the High Bridge: Clarence Eckerson.
June 22, 2015