Bay Ridge Community Board Presses DOT for Better East-West Bike Connections
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DOT's plan for southern Brooklyn is mostly sharrows, and people who bike in the area say that's not good enough.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bay Ridge
NYPD: No Charges After SUV Driver Leaves 29-Year-Old Bay Ridge Cyclist “Likely to Die”
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Police said the driver had the green light.
Sunday: Tell Albany to Let NYC Protect Kids From Speeding Drivers
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On Sunday, Transportation Alternatives and Bay Ridge Advocates Keeping Everyone Safe (BRAKES) will lead a rally to call on Albany to authorize more speed cameras for the first time in four years.
City Council District 43 Candidates on Streets and Transportation Issues
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Which candidate for City Council would be best for walking, biking, and transit in Bay Ridge?
DOT Shows Its Plan to Get the Reconstruction of 4th Avenue Right
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Fourth Avenue is far and away the most viable potential bike route linking Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope, but it's still scary to ride on, with no designated space for cycling. At 4.5 miles long, a protected bike lane would make the reconstructed Fourth Avenue one of the most important two-way streets for bicycle travel in the city, connecting dense residential neighborhoods to jobs and schools.
A Verrazano Bike/Ped Path Doesn’t Have to Cost as Much as the MTA Claims
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How much will it cost to build bicycle and pedestrian paths on the Verrazano Bridge? A lot less than the MTA says it will, if the agency removes unnecessary ramps from the project, according to advocates and engineers who’ve reviewed the options. Last year, the MTA and engineering firm Parsons Brinckerhoff released a preliminary cost estimate of $300 to $400 […]