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Community Board Wants Protected Bike Lane on Empire Blvd.

Brooklyn Community Board 9 wants city to upgrade Empire Boulevard's frequently blocked bike lane, which serves as a gateway to Prospect Park.

April 26, 2024

Wednesday’s Headlines: Bike Lane Delay Edition

Remember the proposed sidewalk bike lane on Ocean Avenue? So do we. Plus other news in today's media digest.

April 17, 2024

Opinion: Connect the Dots of Manhattan’s Missing Bike Lanes

Only a few miles of missing protected lanes stand in the way of a robust bike network.

April 15, 2024

SEE IT: Streetopia’s Vision for West 72nd Street Puts People First

A new campaign aims to build support for a design that puts people over cars on the busy Upper West Side corridor.

April 3, 2024

Monday’s Headlines: Manhattan Needs Better Crosstown Bike Lanes Edition

Manhattan's crosstown protected bike lanes are a disaster. Plus more news.

April 1, 2024

SAFETY LAST: DOT Added No New Protected Bike Lanes in Four ‘Priority Districts’

"My community has been asking for it. The Commissioner has made a commitment. He needs to step up and do it now," said one Council member in Brooklyn.

March 26, 2024

Ossé: Bedford Ave. Bike Lane is Stuck in DOT’s ‘Community Engagement’ Purgatory

"Over the past couple weeks [the DOT] has been saying that they need to do more community engagement on the issue," the Council member said of the much-discussed project.

March 19, 2024

Cops Steal Park Row Bike Lanes to Store Cars, Equipment

Locals complained about cops parking on the sidewalk, so the NYPD moved into the bike lane.

March 12, 2024

To Combat NYPD Lawlessness, DOT Will Move Second Ave. Bus Lane

The plan for an "offset" bus lane also calls for a wider bike lane on one of the city's busiest bike corridors.

March 5, 2024

West Side Glory: State Begins the Process of Reimagining a True NYC Car Sewer

The state DOT will study the West Side Highway for "potential enhancements ... including [for] pedestrians and cyclists." West Side officials are cheering!

March 1, 2024