Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

State officials say they will provide a temporary protected bike lane on West Street while construction occurs on the Hudson River Greenway at night this week. Photo: Craig Sachs

Heads Up! State DOT Promises Safe Detour For Hudson River Greenway Construction

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 13, 2021 | No Comments

Cyclists will get a protected bike lane detour on southbound West Street, aka Route 9A, during the hours of construction — 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. between Monday and Thursday.

This is where members of Community Board 7 want delivery workers and electric Citi Bike riders.

Upper West Side Panel Sees E-Bikes as the Threat — But de Blasio Disagrees

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 9, 2021 | No Comments

Members of an Upper West Side community board again put the safety of delivery cyclists secondary in passing a resolution on Tuesday night demanding that they be banned from protected bike lanes — a notion that was quickly sent into the dustbin of history by Mayor de Blasio.

A Round and a Roundy: The Longest Distance Between Two Points

By Streetsblog | Jun 2, 2021 | No Comments

This week's cartoon is more of a meme of something that's been bugging national treasure cartoonist Bill Roundy for a while.

They got us coming and going: The Kent Avenue bike lane in Brooklyn sometimes has more cyclists than cars. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

SEE IT: Cyclists Win (Or, More Accurately, Lose) on Kent Avenue in Brooklyn

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 27, 2021 | No Comments

There are more two-wheeled users of Kent Avenue than four- or more-wheeled, pollution-belching users. So why do cars and trucks get all the space?

Report: City (and Citi) Must Do More to Improve Bike-Share Equity, Jobs, Safety

By Fiifi Frimpong | May 25, 2021 | No Comments

City officials and Citi Bike's parent company have not done enough to both encourage cycling in communities of color and improve employment opportunities for their under-served populations, a new report says.

What a great place for a two-way bike lane and less parking! The parking lot under the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway between Morgan and Sutton. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Eyes on the Street: DOT’s Meeker Ave. Bike Lane Plan Finally Attacks Parking (Well, Some of It)

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 19, 2021 | No Comments

Like so many things, it's a start.

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