Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Boulevards

Manhattan's Third Avenue, as it exists now. Pretty bad!

ACTIVISTS GET ACTION: City Pledges to Redesign Manhattan’s Third Avenue This Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 27, 2022 | No Comments

"We are looking very closely," said a DOT official. "I can't promise a specific time, but I think we may be able to present a proposal maybe even later this year."

Crossing Kent Avenue at Grand Street is like a game of Frogger. Photo: Noah Martz

PEACHES AND CREAM: Inside the City’s Berry Street ‘Bike Boulevard’ Plan

By Noah Martz | Jul 11, 2022 | No Comments

Last month, the city unveiled a plan to convert the existing Berry Street “open street” into a true “bike boulevard,'' but what does that mean? Let Streetsblog guide you…

The open dining street on Vanderbilt Avenue. File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

City Proposes Bike and Pedestrian Upgrades to Two Prospect Heights Avenues

By Julianne Cuba | Jul 5, 2022 | No Comments

The city's conversion of its best open streets continues with changes coming to Vanderbilt and Underhill avenues.

The 39th Avenue bike boulevard. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT! Streetfilms Takes You to the ‘Bike Boulevard’

By Streetsblog | Dec 8, 2021 | No Comments

The city's new "bike boulevards" are a success. Injuries are down, tensions are down and comfort is up.

The current Jackson Avenue and East 149th Street intersection that would soon become a one-way street. Photo: Fiifi Frimpong

DOT Presents ‘Bike Boulevard’ Project For Jackson Ave. in Mott Haven

By Fiifi Frimpong | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

The DOT's bike boulevard proposal for the Mott Haven section of the Bronx would make cycling safer by breaking up the current two-way roadway into three one-way segments that will dramatically reduce thru-traffic, the agency said.

STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push

By Eve Kessler | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Hizzoner revealed five "bike boulevards," plus the intention to finish 30 miles of protected bike lanes and 28 miles of dedicated bus lanes — both records.

Show More Stories