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Counter-Protesters Stymie Tony Avella’s Anti-Bike Lane Press Conference on Northern Blvd
The state senator representing eastern Queens wants DOT to halt a safety project where a driver took the life of Michael Schenkman last year.
September 18, 2017
Bronxites to DOT: We’re Tired of Waiting for a Grand Concourse That Works for Us
The city is doing too little, too slowly to make the Grand Concourse a street that works for walking, biking, and transit, local residents said at a rally last night.
September 15, 2017
DOT Proposes Protected Bike Lane for 10 Blocks of Fifth Avenue in Harlem
The project is an outgrowth of the agency's outreach for safer biking and walking access to the Harlem River bridges.
September 15, 2017
DOT Stands Firm on Northern Boulevard Protected Bike Lane
Queens CB 11, which endorsed the bike lane in June, officially changed its mind on Monday. The city is going ahead with the project anyway.
September 13, 2017
De Blasio’s Police Department Continues to Sabotage de Blasio’s Bike Infrastructure
For about two weeks, the new protected bike lane on Park Row outside City Hall worked the way it's supposed to work. So much for all that.
September 6, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The Grand Concourse Bike Lanes Get an Upgrade
DOT has realigned the bike lanes on a section of the Grand Concourse and painted them green. It's not as good as the physical protection local advocates are after -- the city plans to redesign the Concourse with protected bike lanes later -- but it's an upgrade on one of the Bronx's major north-south routes.
August 29, 2017
The Bike Lane Outside City Hall Isn’t Full of Parked Cars Anymore
A frustrating gap in the Lower Manhattan bike network is about to get filled, as DOT crews wrap up installation of a curb-protected bike lane outside City Hall.
August 25, 2017
Eyes on the Street: A Safer Biking Connection to the Williamsburg Bridge
DOT crews have made significant progress this week on a project to improve bike access to the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn. Striping and plastic bollards for a two-way bike lane on South 4th Street are now in place.
August 24, 2017
Tour the Safer 111th Street With the People Who Fought Three Years to Make It Happen
With DOT crews wrapping up work on the 111th Street project, local residents went for a celebratory ride last week. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was there and put together this video tour of the redesigned street and retrospective of the three-year advocacy campaign to make this project happen.
August 23, 2017
DOT Won’t Protect the 2nd Ave Bike Lane, So Volunteers Formed a Human Chain to Keep Cars Out
This morning's demo showed that the bike lane can be kept car-free during rush hour if sufficient steps are taken.
August 22, 2017
