Queens CB 11 Chair Asked DOT to Scrap Northern Blvd Bike Lane That Her Board Endorsed
Board chair Christine Haider sent a letter to DOT attempting to negate CB 11's full board vote for a protected bike lane on part of Northern Boulevard. DOT says it's moving forward with the project.
August 2, 2017
Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on Second Avenue Bike Lane
Last summer, DOT put forward a plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Now the new bike lane is in place, but the "tuff curbs" that are supposed to protect it during rush hour are nowhere to be seen, and DOT has no intention of adding them.
August 1, 2017
These 10 Neighborhoods Won’t Be Voids in the Bike Network Much Longer, Says DOT
Cycling in NYC is much safer than it was a generation ago, when the city had only a bare-bones bicycle network, but there's still a lot of ground to cover before most New Yorkers feel comfortable getting around by bike. In a new report from DOT, the Department of Health, and NYPD, the city takes stock of its progress on bike safety and lays out its next steps.
July 31, 2017
Manhattan CB 4 Asks DOT for Safer Intersection Designs on Protected Bike Lanes
Four Manhattan community boards have now endorsed advocates' concept for better-protected intersections.
July 20, 2017
Eyes on the Street: DOT’s “Shared Space” Comes to Life by Madison Square
DOT's reconfiguration of Broadway near Madison Square Park is almost complete. Streetsblog reader Hilda Cohen shared this bird's-eye view of pedestrian-priority block.
July 19, 2017
Want a Car-Free Prospect Park All Year Round? Sign Here.
DOT says it will evaluate traffic and safety impacts of the car-free trial and make a decision about whether to make it permanent. That could mean traffic will be back on the east side of the loop during the morning weekday rush starting on September 11.
July 19, 2017
Queens Community Board 11 Got Up to Some Monkey Business Last Night
One member of the board is dead-set against repurposing street space on high-speed Northern Boulevard so people can safely bike to Joe Michaels Mile.
July 18, 2017
NYPD Surrounds Flatiron Plaza With Concrete Barriers, Because Terrorism
Sometime between Thursday night and Friday morning, NYPD surrounded Flatiron Plaza, where Broadway crosses Fifth Avenue, with concrete barriers. Similar barriers could be coming to public spaces throughout the city in the name of NYPD's counterterror initiatives.
July 18, 2017
Yes, There’s Room for a Protected Bike Lane on 43rd Avenue
In April, a drunk driver killed Gelacio Reyes, 32, on 43rd Avenue at 39th Street as he biked home in the early morning from work in Midtown Manhattan. Now advocates are renewing their call for DOT to install a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue and its westbound counterpart, Skillman Avenue, which connect the Queensboro Bridge to the protected bike lanes on Queens Boulevard.
July 17, 2017
NYC Needs a Network of Car-Free Streets
New York City in 2017 has several car-free blocks and pedestrianized street segments where traffic once rules, like Plaza 33 and Myrtle-Wyckoff Plaza. But unlike several other world cities, New York still doesn't have a connected grid of car-free streets.
July 14, 2017
