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DOT Doesn’t Plan to Rip Out the Dyckman Street Protected Bike Lanes — For Now
Project supporters outnumbered critics at last night's CB 12 hearing, but Gale Brewer, Adriano Espaillat, and Marisol Alcantara sent surrogates to attack Dyckman's new design and call for its removal.
May 9, 2018
Is DOT Ready to Address Dyckman Street’s Parking Management Problem?
It should go without saying that smarter parking meter rates can reduce traffic dysfunction on Dyckman. Instead, DOT might narrow the street's new bike lanes to carve out more space for people to park illegally.
May 2, 2018
Will the Dyckman Street Redesign Survive the CB 12 Gauntlet?
Community Board 12 has scheduled a series of meetings on Dyckman “traffic calming issues.” According to the board, DOT will participate.
April 25, 2018
Bikelash Rehash With Gale Brewer and Adriano Espaillat
Justifying their campaign to rip out the Dyckman Street bike lanes, Brewer and Espaillat recycle the same litany of objections that surface whenever a bikeway debuts in New York City.
April 19, 2018
Ydanis Rodriguez Caves to Bike Haters on Dyckman Street
Rodriguez tweeted that he now wants a two-way bikeway on Dyckman's north side to replace parking-protected lanes on both sides of the street. But shifting the bikeway won't solve the problems on Dyckman, which don't stem from the bike lane, but from poor curb management and parking policy.
April 17, 2018
Adriano Espaillat and Gale Brewer Want DOT to Erase the Brand New Dyckman Street Bikeway
The fight for a safer Dyckman still isn't over.
April 11, 2018
Elected Officials Join Call for Midtown Fifth Avenue Bikeway
For the second time, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, Council Member Dan Garodnick, and State Senator Brad Hoylman called on DOT to make walking and biking safer on Fifth Avenue in Midtown.
October 26, 2017
TA Celebrates Manhattan’s New Bike Lanes With Local Electeds
Advocates won some hard-fought battles for safer bike infrastructure this year, and on Sunday they celebrated with a ride on Manhattan's newest protected bike lanes, starting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge and ending at Amsterdam Avenue and West 105th Street, thanking supporters along the way.
November 15, 2016
Gale Brewer Endorses TA’s 14th Street PeopleWay Campaign
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer wants to prioritize buses, bikes, and pedestrians on Manhattan's 14th Street when the L train shuts down for 18 months beginning in January 2019. Brewer signed onto Transportation Alternatives' "PeopleWay" campaign yesterday after meeting with campaign organizers.
August 30, 2016
Brewer to DOT: Start Looking Into a Bus-Only 14th Street
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer is calling on DOT to study making 14th Street a bus-only thoroughfare while L train service is disrupted during Sandy-related repairs.
May 24, 2016