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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
Bronx CB 4 Wants the Grand Concourse to Work for Walking, Biking, Transit
Bronx Community Board 4 has endorsed a proposal to make the Grand Concourse a complete street with protected bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, and pedestrian islands.
November 23, 2016
The Beginnings of the Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane
DOT is striping and painting the new two-way protected bike lane between the Manhattan Bridge and Houston Street.
November 21, 2016
TA Celebrates Manhattan’s New Bike Lanes With Local Electeds
Advocates won some hard-fought battles for safer bike infrastructure this year, and on Sunday they celebrated with a ride on Manhattan's newest protected bike lanes, starting at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge and ending at Amsterdam Avenue and West 105th Street, thanking supporters along the way.
November 15, 2016
