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Bicycle Infrastructure

City’s Proposed Eastern Queens Bike Network Needs Work, Activists Say

Julianne Cuba joined Streetsblog in February, 2019, after three years covering local news and politics at The Brooklyn Paper. There, she also covered the notoriously reckless private carting industry and hit-and-runs. A 2015 graduate of Stony Brook University’s School of Journalism Master’s Program, she now lives in Brooklyn. Julianne is on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/julcuba?lang=en">@julcuba</a>. Email Julianne at <a href="mailto:julianne@streetsblog.org">julianne@streetsblog.org</a>

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Julianne Cuba

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DOT: Two-Way Protected Bike Lane Coming to Ashland Place in Downtown Brooklyn

Kea Wilson has more than a dozen years of experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She previously worked at Strong Towns, and currently lives in St. Louis, MO. Kea can be reached at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org</a> or on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea</a>. Please reach out to her with tips and submissions.

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Bicycling

Study: Black Cyclists Die 4.5x More Often Than White Riders

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UPDATED: Parks Dept. Halts Greenway Repair to Mull Creating Safe Detour for Cyclists

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Atlanta

The 3 Secret Ingredients To Building Bike Networks Fast

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Bicycle Safety

Gridlock Sam: Give Cyclists a Car Lane on the Henry Hudson Parkway

Dave Colon is a reporter from Long Beach, a barrier island off of the coast of Long Island that you can bike to from the city. It’s a real nice ride.  He’s previously been the editor of Brokelyn, a reporter at Gothamist, a freelance reporter and delivered freshly baked bread by bike.

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Dave Colon

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Cool Job Alert: Bike Around New York City Inspecting Bike Lanes

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Bike Lanes

At Long Last, City Unveils Schermerhorn Street Redesign 

Samuel Santaella is a bike and transit activist in Queens who volunteers for Riders Alliance and Transportation Alternatives.

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Samuel Santaella

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OPINION: Swap Out Car Lanes for a Center-Running Bus Lane, Better Bike Facilities on Queens Boulevard

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Long Island City Getting Some Protected Bike Lanes 