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Subway Repairs Push Back Most of the Fourth Avenue Redesign to 2019 or Later
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.
July 16, 2018
CB 7 Committee Wants More Concrete Pedestrian Islands in Amsterdam Ave Redesign
DOT reps attributed the absence of concrete to a shortage of resources.
July 12, 2018
De Blasio Gives the Go-Ahead on Skillman/43rd Protected Bike Lanes
DOT should "move forward with pedestrian safety and protected bike lanes that will save lives," the mayor said in a statement.
July 12, 2018
First Look at DOT’s Plan for the Second Avenue Bike Lane By the QBoro Bridge
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.
July 5, 2018
How Seville Handles Where Bus Stops and Protected Bike Lanes Meet
This short video shows how Seville thought through the problem of making bus riders and cyclists visible to each other at bus stops.
July 5, 2018
Here’s the DOT Plan for a Safer Ninth Street in Park Slope
The redesign will narrow crossing distances 26 percent, add painted pedestrians islands, and provide physical protection for the Ninth Street bike lane.
June 22, 2018
Safer Bikeways Slated for Columbus Circle and Amsterdam Avenue
The Manhattan Community Board 4 transportation committee endorsed the projects unanimously.
June 21, 2018
Jimmy Van Bramer Consummates His Craven Reversal on Protected Bike Lanes for Sunnyside
Last April, Van Bramer stood next to a grieving widow and called for a protected bike lane on 43rd Avenue. DOT produced a plan, but Van Bramer refused to support it.
June 20, 2018
Made in the Shade: First Look at the Broadway Bike Lane By Van Cortlandt Park
Backed by Council Member Andy Cohen, it's the first protected bike lane in the northwest Bronx.
June 19, 2018
Bicycle Rush Hour on Chrystie Street
It's now common to see bike traffic outnumber car traffic on this connection to the Manhattan Bridge. The Chrystie Street protected bike lane and the Jay Street protected bike lane, on top of the bike network development that came before them, plus the availability of Citi Bike, are clearly moving the needle.
June 15, 2018
