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TA, Manhattan Pols Urge DOT to Commit to Fully Redesigning Fifth and Sixth
Last month DOT announced its intent to add a protected bike lane along 19 blocks of Sixth Avenue. A coalition of advocates, business groups, community board representatives, and elected officials think the city can do better. At a press conference next to the Flatiron Building this morning, they called on DOT to redesign the entire length of Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue in Manhattan.
October 8, 2015
Salt Lake City Cuts Car Parking, Adds Bike Lanes, Sees Retail Boost
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
October 6, 2015
Boulder’s Protected Bike Lane Removal Would Be Just the 4th Nationwide
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 29, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Instant Bike Lane, Courtesy of NYPD and the Pope
Update: From reader Joe Enoch: "I got in that 'lane' this morning and a cop nearly knocked me off my bike a few feet later. He jumped in front of me and screamed at me to get out of the lane. There were no emergency vehicles, UN convoys or popes in sight."
September 25, 2015
State Engineers Warm to Protected Bike Lanes for Next AASHTO Bike Guide
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 23, 2015
Massachusetts’ Bikeway Design Guide Will Be Nation’s Most Advanced Yet
Michael Andersen blogs for The Green Lane Project, a PeopleForBikes program that helps U.S. cities build better bike lanes to create low-stress streets.
September 22, 2015
DOT Commits to Sixth Ave Protected Bike Lane From 14th to 33rd Streets
DOT says it will begin planning and outreach later this year for a protected bike lane on Sixth Avenue between 14th and 33rd Streets in Manhattan.
September 22, 2015
First Avenue Bike Lane Fix on Hold Until Pope and UN Leave Town
DOT was supposed to start filling the gap in the First Avenue protected bike lane in Midtown this summer, but the agency says it's waiting until the Pope leaves town and the UN General Assembly adjourns before moving forward.
September 16, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Signs That the Pulaski Bikeway Will Really Happen
A reader sends in this shot of the southbound side of the Pulaski Bridge, taken yesterday morning. That was the day NYC DOT said construction would start on the two-way protected bike lane over the bridge, which has been beset by delays until recently.
September 15, 2015