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DOT Plans Median Bike Lanes on Eastern Section of Atlantic Avenue
Raised median bike lanes are slated for a stretch of Atlantic Avenue crossing the Brooklyn-Queens border.
January 16, 2018
Grand Concourse Redesign Won’t Be Done Until 2022 at the Earliest
While major safety projects on Queens Boulevard and Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue quickly advance with low-cost materials, Bronxites will have to wait years for a safer Concourse.
January 12, 2018
Brooklyn CB 6 Overwhelmingly Endorses Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lanes
Brooklyn Community Board 6 endorsed the DOT plan for protected bike lanes on Fourth Avenue last night, with a nearly unanimous vote. For a community board that balked at the initial redesign of Fourth Avenue a few years ago, it was a remarkably strong statement of support.
January 11, 2018
Lander and Brooklyn CB 6 Urge DOT Not to Wait on Fourth Ave Protected Bike Lanes [Updated]
DOT may not start the northern section of the project until 2021. Council Member Brad Lander wants a version done in low-cost materials before then.
December 22, 2017
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Brooklyn CB 7 Tables Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lanes Until January
Brooklyn Community Board 7 declined to vote last night on the DOT plan for protected bike lanes along Fourth Avenue, opting to take it up next month when more board members should be present.
December 21, 2017
2017 Was a Very Good Year for Protected Bike Lanes in Queens
DOT installed 25 miles of protected bike lanes in 2017, the agency announced today, with much of the growth consisting of new two-way protected lanes in Queens.
December 19, 2017
Brooklyn CB 7 Committee Unanimously Endorses Protected Bike Lanes for Fourth Avenue
A full board vote is set for next Wednesday, with the first phase of implementation on track for the spring.
December 12, 2017
Clinton Street Bike Lane Still MIA Ten Days After DOT Repaving
Maintaining streets is one of NYC DOT's core functions. But once fresh asphalt is down, the wait for new markings can drag on, and for streets in the bike network, that can mean the loss of protection for weeks at a time.
December 11, 2017
London’s Protected Bike Lanes Move People 5 Times More Efficiently Than Car Lanes
London's new protected bike lane network has made Upper Thames Street much, much more efficient -- because it gave more Londoners a way to comfortably move through their city in a way that requires less public space.
November 29, 2017
Gawk at the Great New Bike Access to the Williamsburg Bridge From Brooklyn
What's great is not only the safety of the protected lanes, but that the city took into account all the ways people on bikes approach the bridge.
November 22, 2017
