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Eyes on the Street, Midtown Redux: Crosstown Bike Lane Meets 6 1/2 Avenue
More streetscape news from Midtown: In addition to the Eighth Avenue bike lane expansion and the installation of 6 1/2 Avenue, DOT is already at work on new crosstown lanes. Steve O., a.k.a. @eveostay, snapped this shot today at the brand new intersection of the E. 51st Street lane and 6 1/2 Ave.
July 2, 2012
Brooklyn Community Board 10 Tells DOT It’s Finally Ready for Bike Lanes
Thirteen months ago, Brooklyn Community Board 10 voted against painting a bike lane on Bay Ridge Parkway. The lane would have removed neither a travel lane nor parking from the road, but was still voted down by an overwhelming margin: 32 to 8. Council Members Dominic Recchia, Vincent Gentile, and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio all piled on with statements of opposition.
June 25, 2012
Envisioning a Neighborhood Bike Plan for East New York and Brownsville
After local residents and community organizations began organizing to bring bike lanes to East New York and Brownsville last year, NYC DOT is developing a plan to stripe the first bike routes directly through these neighborhoods, and more could be on the way.
June 21, 2012
Community Board 6 Gives Thumbs Up to Midtown Bike Lanes
Manhattan Community Board 6 last night approved a DOT proposal for four new pairs of crosstown bike lanes from 39th to 55th Streets.
June 14, 2012
Tonight: Voices of Support Needed for Midtown Bike Lanes
Anyone who rides a bike in Midtown Manhattan, or plans to once bike-share comes online this summer, should be interested in tonight's Community Board 6 meeting.
June 13, 2012
Eyes on the Street: New Manhattan Bikeways in Progress
Photo contributor extraordinaire Jacob-uptown has uploaded a new batch to the Streetsblog Flickr pool, taking us on a tour of the major new bikeways DOT is implementing in Manhattan.
June 7, 2012
Midtown Bike Lanes to Be Interpersed With Sharrows, Will End at Eighth Ave.
DOT has proposed painting four new pairs of crosstown bike lanes through the heart of Midtown, an exciting statement and a necessary move in preparation for the launch of bike-share. The lanes would be tightly spaced, located on 39th and 40th Streets, 43rd and 44th, 48th and 51st, and 54th and 55th.
June 5, 2012
DOT Plans Four Pairs of Midtown Bike Lanes in Time for Bike-Share
Has any district in New York City ever seen the kind of bike infrastructure transformation coming to Midtown in 2012?
May 31, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Eighth Avenue Protected Bike Lane Heads North
Reader Niles Ray sends in this bird's-eye view of bike lane construction on Eighth Avenue at 37th Street.
May 14, 2012
Hoboken 2012: Bike Lanes Everywhere, Cycle Track and Bike-Share to Follow
By the end of this year, it's going to be very, very easy to bike around Hoboken.
April 25, 2012