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Behold: The DOT Plan for Protected Bike Lanes on Dyckman Street
The project would bring parking-protected lanes to Dyckman from Broadway to 10th Avenue, which Inwood residents have asked for since 2008.
June 16, 2017
NYPD: No Charges, No Tickets for Bus Driver Who Killed Dan Hanegby
NYPD said Hanegby caused the collision that killed him. Meanwhile, council transportation chair Ydanis Rodriguez wants protected crosstown bike routes to prevent future crashes.
June 15, 2017
Manhattan CB 7 Asks DOT for Protected Bike Lanes on 110th Street
The board's transportation committee declined to support painted lanes for 110th. DOT is expected to bring an upgraded plan back to the committee next month.
June 14, 2017
Judge Issues Restraining Order to Keep Baltimore Mayor From Erasing Protected Bike Lane
Pandering to NIMBYs, Catherine Pugh wants to rip out a protected bike lane that has been in the works for years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to design and build.
June 13, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The Shrinking Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
From 59th Street to 43rd Street there's now a green curbside bike lane on Second Avenue (tuff curbs to come). The remaining gaps in the bike lane are near the Queensboro Bridge and Queens-Midtown Tunnel.
June 7, 2017
Queens CB 11 Endorses Northern Blvd Bike Lane and More Safety Fixes Near Joe Michaels Mile
Last night, Queens Community Board 11 endorsed six miles of new protected bike lanes connecting Joe Michaels Mile to Northern Boulevard and points south, prioritizing safety above the parking complaints aired by some people in attendance.
June 6, 2017
DOT Plans Six Miles of Protected Bike Lanes to Connect Eastern Queens Bikeways
Last summer, a speeding motorist struck and killed Michael Schenkman, 78, as Schenkman attempted to turn onto the Joe Michaels Mile bike path, where he rode daily. Now NYC DOT has produced a plan to link Joe Michaels Mile to six miles of on-street protected bike lanes.
May 19, 2017
Britain’s Forgotten Protected Bike Lane Network
A U.K. historian is on a quest to find and reclaim hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes built across his country in the early 20th century and then abandoned.
May 17, 2017
DOT Shows Fourth Avenue Bike Lane Concept in Sunset Park
DOT reps brought the conceptual design for a redesign of Fourth Avenue with protected bike lanes to Sunset Park last night, following a similar event in Park Slope last week.
May 12, 2017
With Endorsements From Koslowitz and Community Board 6, Next Phase of Queens Blvd Redesign Ready to Roll
Last night, Queens Community Board 6 overwhelmingly endorsed DOT's plan to extend protected bike lanes, pedestrian safety improvements, and traffic-calming treatments on Queens Boulevard through Rego Park to Yellowstone Boulevard.
May 11, 2017