Behold: The DOT Plan for Protected Bike Lanes on Dyckman Street
The project would bring parking-protected lanes to Dyckman from Broadway to 10th Avenue, which Inwood residents have asked for since 2008.
June 16, 2017
NYPD: No Charges, No Tickets for Bus Driver Who Killed Dan Hanegby
NYPD said Hanegby caused the collision that killed him. Meanwhile, council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez wants protected crosstown bike routes to prevent future crashes.
June 15, 2017
Stuy-Town Property Manager: 14th Street Needs Efficient Bus Service to Handle L Train Commuters
An internal study estimates Stuy-Town/Peter Cooper Village residents account for at least 7,000 daily L train riders.
June 14, 2017
Manhattan CB 7 Asks DOT for Protected Bike Lanes on 110th Street
The board's transportation committee declined to support painted lanes for 110th. DOT is expected to bring an upgraded plan back to the committee next month.
June 14, 2017
NYPD Would Like to Lecture You on How to Ride a Bike in New York City
Cyclists need NYPD to enforce laws against reckless driving behaviors, not platitudes from a precinct where motorists injure and kill with impunity.
June 13, 2017
TransAlt Calls for Protected Crosstown Bike Routes After Bus Driver Kills Dan Hanegby
Safe streets advocates have for years implored DOT to add east-west Manhattan bike lanes in the area where Hanegby was killed, but the city has failed to act.
June 13, 2017
DOT Remains Non-Committal on Building Bike Lanes on Meeker Avenue
There’s room for a bikeway on Meeker, but DOT has yet to come up with a design and doesn't have a timetable for doing so.
June 12, 2017
Will Brooklyn Streets Get the Transit Priority They Need During the L Train Shutdown?
During the L shutdown, the MTA plans to run shuttle buses at rush hour connecting Williamsburg to Manhattan. Some sort of transit priority treatment is on the table for Brooklyn streets where buses connect to the bridge, but what DOT has in mind isn't clear.
June 9, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The Shrinking Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
From 59th Street to 43rd Street there's now a green curbside bike lane on Second Avenue (tuff curbs to come). The remaining gaps in the bike lane are near the Queensboro Bridge and Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
June 7, 2017
MTA and DOT Are Weighing a River-to-River Busway for 14th Street During L Train Shutdown
DOT and the MTA may go beyond typical bus lanes in their plan to keep people moving on 14th Street during the L train shutdown, which will suspend service west of Bedford Avenue for 15 months starting in April 2019.
June 6, 2017
