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How to Close the Second Avenue Bike Lane Gap
In a new report, Transportation Alternatives makes the case for closing the gaps in the Second Avenue protected bike lane as soon as possible and lays out a design concept for the tricky approach to the Queensboro Bridge.
January 17, 2017
Biking Way Up on Redesigned Queens Boulevard, Cyclist Injuries Down
In the year after NYC DOT installed protected bike lanes and other safety measures between Roosevelt Avenue and 73rd Street in Woodside, pedestrian and cyclist injuries declined more than 40 percent, while bike counts doubled.
January 6, 2017
There’s Also a Major Transportation Improvement on the Surface of Second Avenue
The completion of phase one of the Second Avenue Subway enabled DOT to move forward with a dedicated bus lane and protected bike lane on 37 blocks of Second Avenue.
December 23, 2016
New in 2016: Safe, Convenient Bike Connections Linking East Harlem and the Bronx
Biking from the Bronx to Manhattan via the Willis Avenue Bridge used to present a dilemma -- you could go the safe route or the legal route, but not both. A DOT project solved the problem by turning the informal bike route into a safe, official path.
December 22, 2016
Feast Your Eyes on the New Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
The two-way protected bike lane on Chrystie Street is one of the most anticipated bike network improvements of the year, creating a much safer connection to and from the Manhattan side of the Manhattan Bridge. Today, DOT officials and State Senator Dan Squadron joined advocated for an inaugural ride on the redesigned street.
December 21, 2016
Queens Blvd Redesign Phase 2: A Big Improvement With One Major Flaw
Phase two of the Queens Boulevard redesign, in Elmhurst, is a significant safety improvement that's weakened by a major detour near the Queens Center Mall.
December 20, 2016
If de Blasio Is Serious About Vision Zero, 4th Ave Will Get a Protected Bike Lane
In 2017, will City Hall be more committed to ambitious street redesigns that save lives? An early litmus test will be Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn -- which is ripe for a protected bike lane but is currently in line for much more modest changes from NYC DOT.
December 16, 2016
The Disappearing Sixth Avenue Protected Bike Lane
What could be a safe, direct connection to the Midtown core and Central Park instead deposits cyclists into five lanes of chaotic car traffic.
December 9, 2016
Eight Years Later, CB 12 Still Dragging Its Feet on Dyckman Street Bike Lanes
Eight years of talking about design upgrades for Dyckman Street was not enough for Manhattan Community Board 12, which voted to table part of a DOT plan to add bike lanes to the major Inwood cross street last night.
December 6, 2016
Monday: Tell CB 12 to Get on Board With Dyckman Street Upgrades Already
DOT will bring its plan for new bike lanes on Dyckman Street in Inwood back to Community Board 12 next Monday.
November 30, 2016