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Cyclists Statewide Agree: More Bike Lanes Means More People On Bikes
Cyclists across New York said that better bike infrastructure is the key to unlocking more bike trips across the state, according to the newly released New York Cycling Census.
May 1, 2023
DOT’s Long-Awaited Bedford Avenue Protected Bike Lane Has Widespread Support (Except for The Usual Critics)
The journey of a thousand miles has taken its first steps.
April 28, 2023
Council Transportation Chair Says She Does Want Bike Lanes — But Also Community Board Input
Unelected community boards should be able to dictate the terms of street safety redesigns in their districts — even if that goes against the judgment of city planners, City Council Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers said this week.
April 27, 2023
DOT: We ‘Love’ Repeal of the Notorious Law that Delays Bike Lane Installation
"We love Lincoln Restler's bill," Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said, as he called for the banishing of the so-called Fidler Rule.
April 26, 2023
Poll Finds Majority of New Yorkers Favor Trading Parking Spots for Safer Streets
Most New Yorkers want the city to make streets safer for kids to bike and walk even if it makes driving hard or removes parking, according to a new poll.
April 24, 2023
SEE IT: 30 Minutes on Second Avenue Make the Case for Wider Bike Lanes
The number of bikes and micro-mobility devices on Second Avenue is catching up to the number of cars and trucks, according to Clarence Eckerson's latest Streetfilm — even though there's just one designated bike lane on the strip compared to three for private vehicles.
April 20, 2023
DOT Narrows Dangerous Staten Island Corridor With More Parking, Unprotected Bike Lane
City officials want to curb rampant speeding and traffic violence on one of Staten Island's most dangerous roads with cutting-edge urban planning technology: adding more parking and painting an unprotected bike lane.
April 17, 2023
State to City: The Time Has Come to Install the Addabbo Bridge Protected Bike Lane
The state Department Transportation has finished studying a bike lane on the Addabbo Bridge and now it's up to the city Department of Transportation to build it. The ball is officially in Ydanis Rodriguez.
April 14, 2023
Thursday’s Headlines: Unseasonably Warm Weather Edition
Today's weather is freakishly hot. Plus other news.
April 13, 2023
RED TAPE: DOT Still Hasn’t Started Cable Study It Cited To Delay Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane
The DOT admitted this week that the all-important, must-have, can't-do-anything-without-it cable study — mentioned in 2016, announced in 2017, supposed to start in 2019, and again in 2020 — never actually started.
April 13, 2023
