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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
Eyes on the Street: The Fifth Avenue Bike Lane Gets Flipped
DOT crews made quick progress on striping Fifth Avenue's new protected bike lane this week. The project flips the parking lane along 15 blocks of the old buffered bike lane, providing protection from moving traffic between 23rd Street and 8th Street.
August 18, 2017
Video: Cyclist Survives Intentional Hit-and-Run on Second Avenue
The driver responsible for the June 22 collision has still not been identified, and NYPD told the victim he may never be apprehended.
August 11, 2017
This Midtown Block Now Has a Protected Bike Lane *and* a Wider Sidewalk
Midtown Manhattan avenues have a problem: The sidewalks aren't wide enough for all the people walking on them. People have to walk in the roadbed to get where they're going. On avenues with protected bike lanes, this means people on foot spill over into bikeways, rendering them all but impassable for cyclists. Now there's a single Midtown block with a protected bike lane that also has a wider sidewalk.
August 7, 2017
Eyes on the Street: The Queens Boulevard Bike Lane Reaches Rego Park
The next segment of the Queens Boulevard safety overhaul is well underway. For the third summer in a row, DOT crews are laying down green paint for bike lanes on the Queens Boulevard service roads and expanding pedestrian space in the medians.
August 4, 2017
DOT Won’t Take This Simple Step to Keep Police Cars Out of the Union Square Bike Lane
Ever since DOT added a two-way protected bike lane around the northern and eastern edges of Union Square last year, the project has been marred by NYPD parking near the intersection with 15th Street. Plastic posts were supposed to keep cars out where police park, but it looks like DOT has jettisoned that idea and has no plans to revive it.
August 3, 2017
Queens CB 11 Chair Asked DOT to Scrap Northern Blvd Bike Lane That Her Board Endorsed
Board chair Christine Haider sent a letter to DOT attempting to negate CB 11's full board vote for a protected bike lane on part of Northern Boulevard. DOT says it's moving forward with the project.
August 2, 2017
Tuff Luck: DOT Nixes Rush Hour Protection on Second Avenue Bike Lane
Last summer, DOT put forward a plan to install a protected bike lane on Second Avenue between 59th Street and 43rd Street. Now the new bike lane is in place, but the "tuff curbs" that are supposed to protect it during rush hour are nowhere to be seen, and DOT has no intention of adding them.
August 1, 2017
These 10 Neighborhoods Won’t Be Voids in the Bike Network Much Longer, Says DOT
Cycling in NYC is much safer than it was a generation ago, when the city had only a bare-bones bicycle network, but there's still a lot of ground to cover before most New Yorkers feel comfortable getting around by bike. In a new report from DOT, the Department of Health, and NYPD, the city takes stock of its progress on bike safety and lays out its next steps.
July 31, 2017
Manhattan CB 4 Asks DOT for Safer Intersection Designs on Protected Bike Lanes
Four Manhattan community boards have now endorsed advocates' concept for better-protected intersections.
July 20, 2017
