Eyes on the Street: 8-Year Downtown Greenway Detour Finally Ends
Since 2007, people biking on the Hudson River Greenway in Lower Manhattan have had to take a circuitous detour into Battery Park City. Not anymore.
November 30, 2015
Bike-Share Open Data Standard Clears the Way for Better Trip Planning Apps
It's about to get easier to plan trips that include bike-share.
November 25, 2015
Bill Bratton Has the Perfect Response to a “Bike-Yield” Law for NYC
Yesterday Council Member Antonio Reynoso introduced a resolution calling for state traffic laws that recognize the differences between bikes and cars. The idea is that people on bikes should be able to treat stop signs as yield signs and red lights as stop signs, proceeding after they check for crossing pedestrians and motor vehicles and the coast is clear.
November 25, 2015
Antonio Reynoso: Let’s Talk About Bike Laws That Make Sense for NYC Streets
Get one thing straight: Council Member Antonio Reynoso doesn't want to allow bicyclists to blow through red lights. What Reynoso does want are traffic laws that acknowledge the considerable differences between cars and bikes, and set expectations accordingly.
November 24, 2015
Upper East Side Community Board Asks DOT for Crosstown Bike Lanes
Manhattan Community Board 8 passed a resolution Wednesday night asking DOT for crosstown bike lanes on the Upper East Side.
November 20, 2015