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Eyes on the Street: A Smoother Approach to the Willy-B
We've received a few reports in the past week about construction work on the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge. DOT's press office says six bike ramps are being installed, and we hear from observers on the ground that construction is largely complete as of this morning: The bridge approach at Delancey and Clinton Street has three new curb cuts, as does the raised median at Suffolk Street. Now cyclists can get on and off the bike path without having to dismount or hop the curb.
October 21, 2009
Tonight: Two Chances to Turn Out for Safer Manhattan Streets
There are two opportunities tonight to get behind livable streets efforts in Manhattan.
October 21, 2009
How the $8.7 Billion Transportation Contracting Gap Is Hitting Your State
Earlier this month, Streetsblog Capitol Hill reported on the fallout from Congress' failure to prevent an $8.7 billion "rescission" -- fancy legislative talk for the cancellation of funds -- from taking effect on September 30. Though media coverage focused largely on the rescission's impact on road projects, the lost money has hit clean transportation hard.
October 20, 2009
Thompson vs. Bloomberg: The Ultimate Bicycling Referendum?
Tonight at 7:00, mayoral contenders Mike Bloomberg and Bill Thompson face off in the first debate of the general election. Andrew Hawkins at City Hall News has some good pre-debate reading for New Yorkers who care about how this election will affect the future of our streets and public spaces.
October 13, 2009
Love Broadway’s Car-Free Spaces? Take the DOT Survey
DOT is gathering feedback on its "Green Light for Midtown" projects, which include new car-free spaces on Broadway at Times Square and Herald Square, along with new bike infrastructure near Columbus Circle. If you weren't able to attend the recent public input sessions, the online survey is here. It takes about five minutes to complete.
October 7, 2009
More Than Just Same-Old at Upper East Side Bicycle Forum
From the first (and only) town-hall meeting of the Manhattan Borough President’s Planning for Pedestrians Council in 1987, to Manhattan Community Board 8’s “Bicycle Forum” this week, I’ve sat through innumerable gatherings on cyclist-pedestrian conflicts.
October 2, 2009
Tomorrow: TA Rides for James Langergaard on Queens Boulevard
This past August, a young cyclist and a beloved Transportation Alternatives volunteer, James Langergaard, was struck and killed by a car at Queens Boulevard and 69th Street.
October 1, 2009
Tonight: UWS, UES Community Boards Talk Bikes [Updated]
Community boards in districts east and west of Central Park will hold sessions tonight on cycling infrastructure and safety.
September 30, 2009
Tonight: Support Brooklyn Greenway and Safe Cycling at Kent Ave Meeting
If you care about safe biking in Williamsburg and Greenpoint and you'd like to see the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway eventually reach completion, you'll want to show up at tonight's Brooklyn CB1 transportation meeting. The Kent Avenue bike lane is item number one on the agenda.
September 16, 2009
Team Amsterdam Victorious in Bike Slam Design Battle
Team Amsterdam won running away at Saturday night's New Amsterdam Bike Slam design battle, the two-team competition to devise the best plan for boosting bicycle modeshare in New York City. But Team New York could go home with their heads high -- they presented a lot of ideas that would work wonders on New York City streets.
September 15, 2009