Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Protected Bike Lanes

DOT's redesign of 10th Avenue/Amsterdam Avenue calls for pedestrian islands made out of paint, not concrete. Image: DOT

Corey Johnson to DOT: Mixing Zones and Painted Pedestrian Islands Aren’t Good Enough for 10th Avenue

By Ben Fried | Jul 19, 2018 | 6 Comments

In addition to his letter to DOT, Johnson could support more robust street redesigns by pushing to increase DOT's budget for them.

Subway Repairs Push Back Most of the Fourth Avenue Redesign to 2019 or Later

By David Meyer | Jul 16, 2018 | 5 Comments

DOT expects only 10 blocks of the protected bike lane on Fourth Avenue to be implemented this year, and all work is contingent on the progress of MTA repairs to the subway tunnel below the street.

CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign

By David Meyer | Jul 12, 2018 | 13 Comments

DOT reps attributed the absence of concrete to a shortage of resources.

The city will move forward with the redesign of Skillman Avenue and 43rd Avenue in Queens. Image: DOT

De Blasio Gives the Go-Ahead on Skillman/43rd Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jul 12, 2018 | 18 Comments

DOT should "move forward with pedestrian safety and protected bike lanes that will save lives," the mayor said in a statement.

Currently, Second Avenue by the Queensboro Bridge is extremely intimidating for people on bikes. Photo: DOT

First Look at DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane By the QBoro Bridge

By David Meyer | Jul 5, 2018 | 15 Comments

One of the scariest stretches in the Manhattan bike network - the gap in the Second Avenue bike lane approaching the Queensboro Bridge - is in line for safety improvements from NYC DOT.

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How Seville Handles Where Bus Stops and Protected Bike Lanes Meet

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 5, 2018

This short video shows how Seville thought through the problem of making bus riders and cyclists visible to each other at bus stops.

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