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Bicycle Rush Hour on Chrystie Street
It's now common to see bike traffic outnumber car traffic on this connection to the Manhattan Bridge. The Chrystie Street protected bike lane and the Jay Street protected bike lane, on top of the bike network development that came before them, plus the availability of Citi Bike, are clearly moving the needle.
June 15, 2018
Mythbusters: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Didn’t Do in Ben’s Best Deli
Blame the punishing economics of running a kosher meat emporium in 2018, not the Queens Boulevard bike lane.
June 14, 2018
Queens Residents Protect Cyclists on 43rd and Skillman With Their Bodies, and Demand to Be Counted
"How many lives is a parking spot worth?" went the chants.
June 7, 2018
Eyes on the Street: Course Correction on the Dean Street Bike Lane
By the Barclays Center, the bike lane doesn't direct cyclists to cross the path of car traffic twice in one block anymore.
May 16, 2018
Orlando, the Capital of Pedestrian Fatalities, Tests a New Approach to Street Design
Walking in Orlando is deadlier than in any other major city in the nation. But the city's new transportation director is a reformer.
March 19, 2018
Want the Mayor to Keep Bus Lanes Clear? Bill de Blasio Thinks You’re Blinded By Ideology.
Without an engaged mayor who understands how he can improve the situation, New York's relentless traffic dysfunction will continue.
March 16, 2018
Philly Rolls Out Bike Lanes at a Snail’s Pace and May Slow Down Progress Even More
When Kenney was elected in 2015, he said his administration would complete 30 miles of protected bike lanes. Two years into his time in office, it already seems unlikely that he'll achieve his promise.
March 6, 2018
The People Sworn to Uphold the Law Are NYC’s Biggest Bus Lane Violators
Any effort to solve NYC's transportation challenges has to involve dedicating a lot more street space to transit, biking, and walking. But across the five boroughs, the city's attempts to prioritize space-efficient modes of travel are sabotaged... by people who work for the city. And police are the worst offenders.
February 12, 2018
Tonight: Speak Up for Safer Walking and Biking on Upper Amsterdam Avenue
DOT will present an update on its redesign for Amsterdam between 113th and 162nd streets, which it first showed to Community Board 9 in March.
December 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: Jay Street Bikeway Segment Connects DUMBO to Downtown Brooklyn and the Manhattan Bridge
This short, contraflow parking-protected bike lane segment gives cyclists a safe, direct route out of DUMBO.
November 29, 2017
