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DOT Tests Out New Intersection Design for Protected Bike Lanes
DOT is starting to test out bikeway intersection designs that could replace the "mixing zone" treatment the agency has favored for the past several years.
October 9, 2017
Months After DOT Promised a Safety Plan, Another Life-Threatening Crash on Grand Street
More than a year has passed since CB 1 and Council Member Reynoso asked DOT to study a protected bike lane for the street.
October 5, 2017
In the Works: Safer South Bronx Bike Connections to Randall’s Island
DOT crews are building out two protected bike lane routes linking the neighborhoods north of the Bruckner Expressway to the island.
October 3, 2017
DOT Still Lacks a Plan for Better Walking and Biking in the Heart of Midtown
At a Community Board 5 meeting, dozens of people called out DOT for hesitating to claim street space for wide sidewalks and protected bike lanes in the most crowded part of the city.
September 26, 2017
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
