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The 111th Street Safety Project Has Changed, But Queens CB 4 Has Not
If DOT is going to implement a safer design of 111th Street in Corona, it won't be thanks to the local community board.
November 30, 2016
You Can Now Tell 311 About Bike Lane Blockers
New Yorkers can now report drivers illegally blocking bike lanes via the city's 311 website and mobile apps, according to an update from 311 yesterday.
November 1, 2016
CB 1 Endorses Metropolitan Bridge Bike Lane After Two Years of Delays
Brooklyn Community Board 1 unanimously endorsed DOT's bike lane plan for the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. It took a while to reach this point -- the board repeatedly delayed an endorsement for more than two years.
October 14, 2016
CB 1 Stalls Bike Lane Because of “Left Turn of Death” Where No One Has Died
The leadership at Brooklyn Community Board 1 is pulling out all the stops to delay or block DOT's plan for safer bike infrastructure on the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge.
October 13, 2016
Brooklyn CB 1 Wants to Delay Metropolitan Ave Bridge Bike Lane Some More
On Wednesday night, Brooklyn Community Board 1 voted 18 to 8 against a DOT plan to add a bike lane connecting Bushwick and Ridgewood via the Metropolitan Avenue Bridge. Technically, the board voted against making a recommendation on the project, but after two years of deliberation already, the decision to withhold an endorsement is tantamount to opposition.
September 16, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Phase 2 of Queens Boulevard Redesign Takes Shape
Green paint is down on a new section of the Queens Boulevard bike lane in Elmhurst.
August 29, 2016
3,000 People Join Sister of Lauren Davis to Call for Bike Lane on Classon Ave
Danielle Davis lost her sister in April. Lauren Davis was biking on Classon Avenue in Clinton Hill when a driver turned left across her path, killing her. Now Danielle is calling on the city to add a bike lane to the street where Lauren lost her life.
August 25, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Much of the 158th St. Greenway Connector Is Missing
A utility crew ripped up 158th Street where a two-way bike lane connects to the Hudson River Greenway and hasn't re-installed the bike lane after patching up the asphalt.
July 15, 2016
DOT Moves Ahead With Two Pairs of Upper East Side Bike Lanes
With Manhattan Community Board 8 failing to agree on three pairs of Upper East Side crosstown bike lanes, DOT will go ahead with painted bike lanes on 70th/71st and 77th/78th streets early next month.
June 24, 2016
After 8 Years, DOT Finally Has a Bike Plan for Dyckman St. CB 12: Not So Fast.
Eight years after uptown advocates first called for a bike connection across Inwood, linking greenways along the Hudson River and the Harlem River, DOT has a bike lane plan for Dyckman Street.
June 24, 2016