Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bicycle Safety

The ghost bike and now-missing tribute sign for Mathieu Lefevre. Photo provided by Erika Lefevre.

Mother Of Slain Brooklyn Cyclist Wants Her Son’s Tribute Sign Back

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 19, 2019 | 4 Comments

Mathieu Lefevre's last moment on earth was at the corner of Morgan and Meserole in Williamsburg. The sign memorializing the moment of his death has been removed.

Konstanz, Germany: This is what a anxiety-free street looks like. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Reporter’s Notebook: Mayor de Blasio’s Half-Hearted Vision Zero is a Blood-Soaked Joke

By Gersh Kuntzman | Sep 19, 2019 | 29 Comments

We're not just a little behind Europe on livable streets and sustainable logistics — we're not even on the same planet.

We call this the Ballad of the Costa Concrescentia. Photo via Juan Restrepo

Astoria Council Member Backs Protected Bike Lane Linking Queensboro and Triborough bridges

By Dave Colon | Sep 18, 2019 | 3 Comments

"We want that connectivity, and the only way to do that is with a protected bike lane. To do just sharrows or paint is not the solution we're looking for."

Hultberg 5-photo array with caption _ 15 Sept 2019

Bowery Flowers — The Green Spark Behind NYC’s 1980s Bicycle Revival

By Charles Komanoff | Sep 16, 2019 | 18 Comments

Remembering Carl Hultberg, a great, unsung figure at the start of the livable streets movement.

The city will create a temporary protected bike lane on First Avenue during the UNGA, sending cyclists through the left side of the tunnel between 40th and 49th streets. Photo: DOT.

City To Create Protected Bike Lanes During U.N. General Assembly

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 16, 2019 | 28 Comments

The move is part of a drive to limit congestion in Midtown, said DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg.

Mayor de Blasio (center with Borough President Eric Adams and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg) rode a Citi Bike sans helmet in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Photo: Natalie Grybauskas

Citi Bike Hits New Record With More Than 90,000 Rides in a Single Day

By Julianne Cuba | Sep 6, 2019 | 13 Comments

New Yorkers are gleefully pushing the pedals of the blue bikes, leaving the mayor in the dust as he undermines city cycling.

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