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De Blasio Doesn’t Need to Defend His Bike Policies, He Needs to Take Action
Two days before a mass demonstration and bike ride to demand more action from the de Blasio administration to prevent cyclist deaths, the mayor and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg made a media play that seems designed to deflect pressure, announcing that the city is on track to build a record 18 miles of protected bike lanes this year.
September 13, 2016
Reynoso Tells DOT: Grand Street Needs a Safer Bike Lane ASAP
Council Member Antonio Reynoso today urged DOT to upgrade the bike lanes on the Grand Street in North Brooklyn. The existing painted lanes did not protect Matthew von Ohlen, who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in July.
September 6, 2016
Vanessa Gibson Endorses Grand Concourse Protected Bike Lane
Council Member Vanessa Gibson wants protected bike lanes on the Grand Concourse. After meeting with Bronx Transportation Alternatives volunteers this week, Gibson signed onto the campaign, joining four other council members whose districts include the Concourse.
August 26, 2016
Carlos Menchaca Wants to Make Fourth Avenue Protected Bike Lane a Reality
With DOT preparing a major capital project for Brooklyn's Fourth Avenue next year, it's now or never for a protected bike lane on this important route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, Park Slope, and Downtown Brooklyn. Fortunately, local Council Member Carlos Menchaca has been on the case for months, talking with local residents, community groups, and DOT about how the Fourth Avenue project can make the street safe for biking.
August 24, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Drivers Can Now Park All Over the E 38th Street Bike Lane
Mere weeks after installing a parking-protected bike lane on East 38th Street in Marine Park, DOT removed the protection, caving to complaints about the narrower roadway even though the motor vehicle lane was still a roomy 12 feet wide.
August 24, 2016
DOT Caves on Marine Park Bike Lane, Will Remove Protection
A new protected bike lane segment on East 38th Street in Marine Park won't be protected much longer. Even though the new layout provides a similar width for parking and driving as other residential streets in the area, DOT has caved to pressure from local residents who want to go back to having a short stretch of wide-open asphalt.
August 17, 2016
Matt von Ohlen’s Friends and Family Call for Grand Street Protected Lane
The family and friends of Matthew von Ohlen pleaded with Brooklyn Community Board 1 to support a protected bike lane on Williamsburg's Grand Street, where the 35-year-old was killed while biking by a hit-and-run driver on July 3.
August 10, 2016
Checking in With People Cycling on the New Sixth Ave Protected Bike Lane
The Sixth Avenue protected bike lane is just about finished between 8th Street and 33rd Street, except for the pedestrian islands. The redesign is still in that awkward transitional phase where people are figuring out how to use it, so today Streetsblog checked in with a few of the thousands of people who bike Sixth Avenue daily to see how the change is coming.
August 9, 2016
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Islands Arrive on Amsterdam Ave
DOT has finished striping the protected bike lane on Amsterdam Avenue between 72nd Street and 110th Street, and now it's moving on to the concrete. A reader sent in this photo of a brand new pedestrian island, more of which will be going in on the north side of intersections along the corridor.
August 4, 2016