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DOT to Replace Seaman Ave. Bike Lanes With Wider Bike Lane and Sharrows
Last week DOT told Community Board 12 that bike lanes on Seaman Avenue in Inwood, which were wiped out when most of the street was resurfaced in 2014, won’t be coming back on both sides of the street because the old 4-foot wide lanes didn't comply with agency guidelines. DOT told Streetsblog yesterday that a 5-foot lane will be striped on northbound Seaman while the southbound side will get sharrows.
September 16, 2015
Lentol: Pulaski Bridge Bikeway Construction to Begin September 14
Construction of the Pulaski Bridge protected bike lane is now set to begin in a matter of days, according to Assembly Member Joe Lentol, and could wrap before the end of the year.
September 3, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Clinton Street’s New Bikeway
A new two-way bikeway is under construction to provide a connection between the Williamsburg Bridge and the East River Greenway.
August 25, 2015
Reappointed by Rosenthal, Dan Zweig Already Trashing Amsterdam Ave Plan
Bike lane opponent Dan Zweig is at it again. The longtime Manhattan Community Board 7 transportation committee co-chair was quoted in a Post article trashing the Amsterdam Avenue bike lane before DOT even presents its design, set to be released in September or October.
August 17, 2015
Tish James Calls on DOT to Make Bike Lanes Standard on Vision Zero Projects
Have you noticed that DOT street safety projects are leaving out bike lanes even when there's plenty of room for them? So has Public Advocate Tish James.
July 28, 2015
DOT Drops Buffer From Bronx Bike Lanes Under Vision Zero Safety Plan
DOT is downgrading buffered bike lanes as part of a street safety project on 1.3 miles of Prospect Avenue in the Bronx, a Vision Zero priority corridor. While the street appears to have enough room for protected bike lanes while maintaining the current motor vehicle lanes, DOT instead opted to narrow the bike lanes, remove the buffers, and devote space to a center median and left turn lanes.
June 16, 2015
Upper Manhattan’s First Protected Bike Lane Goes Green [Updated]
Update: The Manhattan Community Board 12 transportation committee will consider an agenda item tonight that would call on DOT to remove the Fort George Hill bike lane. Yes, really. The meeting will be held at the Isabella Geriatric Center, 515 Audobon Avenue, at 7 p.m.
June 1, 2015
The Case for Baking Bike Infrastructure Into Vision Zero Projects
London is surging ahead with big plans for protected bikeways that span the city. By comparison, New York's bike plans, while moving forward incrementally, feel piecemeal. Has safe cycling infrastructure become an afterthought in the city's Vision Zero program?
May 21, 2015
Better Protection Slated for Vernon Boulevard Bike Lane, Tweets DOT
On Tuesday, Clarence tweeted several photos of cars, including what looked like out-of-service cabs, parked in the Vernon Boulevard bikeway. "Vernon Boulevard needs barrier protection," Clarence wrote. "This is ridiculous!"
April 24, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Upper Manhattan’s First Protected Bike Lane in Progress
Reader Jonathan Rabinowitz sent this photo of Upper Manhattan's first protected bike lane, now under construction on Fort George Hill, a one-way street that connects Dyckman Street in Inwood with Fairview Avenue to the south, along the western border of Harlem River Park.
April 13, 2015