It’s here!!!
After years in the waiting. The bike lane to Brooklyn is reality.
It’s better in Queens!
A protected bike lane on Queens Blvd.? I never thought it would happen. Thank you NYC DOT and Jimmy Van Bramer! But of course it’s kind of just a starter phase…. That said, there has been real improvement. Citibike in LIC! Not yet Astoria. (And I won’t hold my breath, but I never thought I’d…
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Finally a bike lane in Astoria!
A two-way bike lane in Astoria! When this is done, one will be able to bike all the way from Astoria to downtown Brooklyn more or less on a dedicated bike line. That is progress!
Dutch bike infrastructure
Pretty cool. Though honestly, as a biker, I don’t understand why you want a circle. Bikes don’t need traffic circles. Still, it’s a great way to cross the road. Traffic circles are horrible for bicyclists.
Cops in Bike Lines
Via Tumbler.
Three Cheers for the Community Board (not ours, of course)
Streetsblog reports that Manhattan CB6 approved Astoriabike’s 2010 plan (# 2) for the Manhattan side of the Queensboro Bridge! Of course I have no idea if this blog was actually where the idea came from… but it might have been. I’m certainly happy to take credit. And I’m always happy to help. This one-short-block bike…
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New Vernon Bike Lane mixed bag
The west side of Vernon Blvd is great for biking because there are almost no cross streets. I call it the low road to Brooklyn (as opposed to the Blissville / Greenpoint Ave high road). So the idea of an actual dedicated bike path (as opposed to an in-traffic bike lane) is great. But… and…
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Bikes and Peds
I understand pedestrians don’t want to get run over by bikes. In truth most bikes don’t want to hit pedestrians. So it’s a disservice–even dangerous–to simply have crosswalks cut through bike paths with nothing telling the pedestrian to look for bikes. The city generally just tells bikes to yield to pedestrians. I’m not against this.…
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Change to Broadway (Manhattan) Bike Lane
Seems like a good idea, at least on this stretch of road. Even though there’s nothing like a separated bike lane, what good is it if you can’t use it? Though seems like a two-way bike path might do a better job of keeping pedestrians off.
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