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DOT Wants a Permanent Protected Bike Lane on Northern Boulevard, But How Protected Will it Be?
The agency presented a plan with flexible delineators, not jersey barriers. Members of a community board panel said, "Try again."
February 11, 2021
SNOW PROBLEM: Ex-Sanitation Commish Reveals Why City Clears Bike Lanes So Poorly
"They wouldn't let me buy them!" Garcia said. "I love the Multihog! They work, but the Office of Management and Budget would not let us buy them."
February 3, 2021
THE GARCIA TRANSPORTATION PLAN: It’s Not Bold, But it IS Doable
"Renderings look great, but they don't mean much if you can't get it done," Garcia told Streetsblog on Tuesday morning.
February 2, 2021
Secret Report Reveals that MTA Has No Interest in Verrazzano Bridge Bike Path
The MTA rejected several proposals for an affordable bike and pedestrian path on the Verrazzano Bridge — and we go deep to show why.
January 22, 2021
Upper East Side Protected Bike Lanes Safe … for Now
A drive to extirpate the temporary lanes on 61st and 62nd streets failed in a lopsided vote of a Manhattan panel.
January 7, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: Glass Half Full Edition
On Tuesday, Mayor de Blasio touted that his administration had managed to build 28.6 miles of protected bike lanes this year, despite COVID-19 staffing issues and budget cuts. That plus all the other news.
December 30, 2020
POST-MORTEM: Sanitation Commish Admits Poor Snow Cleanup for Cyclists as Agency Lacks Basic Equipment
"I am ill-equipped to do it in real time."
December 21, 2020
Truck Driver Kills Scooter Rider Near New Queens ‘Protected’ Bike Lane
An e-scooter delivery worker is dead after getting run over by the driver of a massive beer distribution truck in Queens.
November 12, 2020
DOT Commissioner Says She Feels Comfortable Riding on Unprotected Roads, But Newbie Cyclists Don’t
At a ceremonial ribbon-cutting of a new protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue on Thursday, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg shrugged off concerns that the city's many unprotected bike lanes don't make cyclists feel comfortable.
November 5, 2020
Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’
The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
October 25, 2020
