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Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Led Ongoing Boom Through 2021
Daily trips over the new eight-foot two-way bike path on the roadbed of the bridge’s Manhattan-bound side soared 27.2 percent across all of 2021, according to data compiled by Bike New York.
March 7, 2022
Need Help Finding the Brooklyn Bridge Foot and Bike Paths? Good Luck!
A plan by the city to help people locate the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge foot and bike paths has stalled.
January 7, 2022
Drivers, Pedestrians are Already Trashing the Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path
The newly opened Brooklyn Bridge bike path is being defiled with garbage that's either cascading down from the pedestrian path or tossed by drivers over the short fence from the car lanes. But DOT is on it!
October 22, 2021
OPINION: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Is Only the Beginning of ‘Bridges 4 People’
The city needs even more safety infrastructure for cyclists, say leaders of the successful campaign.
October 15, 2021
Wednesday’s Headlines: The Best and Worst of De Blasio Edition
As predicted, Tuesday was "Tale of Two de Blasios" day in New York, with the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge bike path, but dueling rallies to protest all the car-caused carnage this year. Plus all the other news.
September 15, 2021
Will New Brooklyn Bridge Bike Path Also Reform a Notorious Placard Zone?
The protected bike lane on the roadbed of the Brooklyn Bridge is about to open, but the real news is what the Department of Transportation is doing just north of the bridge's Manhattan end — where a redesign of Foley Square has the potential to clean up one of the most notorious placard abuse zones in the city.
August 27, 2021
O! Be Joyful! The Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Has Made It To Manhattan
The path won't be open for cycling for a few months, however.
July 26, 2021
Signs Point the Way ‘Back to the Future’ for East River Bridges
Hey, DOT, wanna use the spans to get people into Manhattan? Get rid of the cars.
July 13, 2021
BREAKING: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Construction Begins Monday Night
The construction of the protected bike path on the Brooklyn Bridge — one of the most significant clawbacks of space seized by drivers generations ago —will begin on Monday night, Mayor de Blasio just said.
June 17, 2021
DOT: Brooklyn Bridge Bike Lane Won’t Be Truly Awesome Because the Mayor Sprung It On Us
"We're doing the most straightforward approach," a DOT official said. "It doesn't preclude [DOT] putting in what all feel is a better or more workable bike lane in the future."
April 16, 2021
