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Eyes on the Street: Start the Countdown for Midtown’s Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes
DOT crews were out installing preliminary markings on 26th Street today.
June 13, 2018
Protected Bike Lanes for 26th Street and 29th Street Are Home Free
Manhattan Community Board 5 endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night by a vote of 30 to 6. DOT has said installation will likely begin in "late spring."
April 13, 2018
Manhattan CB 5 Committee Endorses Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes (Finally)
The CB 5 committee had previously tabled a vote on the project after a packed meeting where some property owners complained about the redesign. Now the full board is slated to vote on it April 12.
March 27, 2018
The Earth Is Flat and 14th Street Doesn’t Need a Busway During the L Shutdown
Just like a flat-Earther will always scream about the moon landing being faked, a 14th Street busway NIMBY will always claim that the MTA's ridership stats can't be trusted.
February 21, 2018
There’s No Reasoning With the NIMBYs Opposed to a 14th Street Busway
Unless DOT and the MTA carve out street space for the most spatially efficient modes of travel, the impending L train shutdown is going to unleash a traffic tsunami on the neighborhoods around 14th Street. Just try telling that to the West Village residents who turned up at open house on the agencies' L train shutdown plans last night.
February 15, 2018
CB 4 Committee Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for 26th and 29th Streets
The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee unanimously endorsed DOT's plan for crosstown protected bikes lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street last night. The redesign calls for a five-foot parking-protected bike lane with a two-foot buffer on most blocks, with variations where the street is wider or narrower.
January 18, 2018
First Look at DOT’s Plan for Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes in Midtown
DOT plans to add protected bike lanes on 26th Street and 29th Street in Manhattan, with other crosstown routes in the works for Midtown.
January 17, 2018
Citing No Evidence, NYPD Blames Manhattan Cyclist Josef Mittlemann, 67, for His Own Death
NYPD says six cyclists have caused their own deaths by running red lights in 2017. But the department lacks credibility when it comes to traffic crash investigations.
December 6, 2017
TransAlt Pushes Cy Vance to Upgrade Charges Against Bus Driver Who Killed Dan Hanegby
The criminal complaint indicates the driver, who was charged with a low-level misdemeanor, admitted to driving aggressively in the moments before the crash. Vance’s office wouldn’t say why the evidence didn’t support more serious charges.
November 1, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Meet the 7th Avenue Protected Bike Lane
Markings are in place for at least several blocks of the Seventh Avenue protected bike lane, which will extend from 30th Street in Chelsea to Clarkson Street in the West Village when complete.
October 17, 2017
