Comments on: 2008: New Bike Lanes in New York City

By: Duncan's City Ride » Blog Archive » When a bike lane needs to be more than just paint

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:36:58 +0000

[...] Photo of 9th Avenue Bike Lane in New York City via NYCBikeMaps Posted: January 29th, 2010 Author: duncan Filed under: Manhattan, Sherbourne, bad drivers, bike [...]

By: Valerie

Valerie — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:13:12 +0000

Great information! Thanks for the post.

By: Mr.Bike

Mr.Bike — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:50:43 +0000

Wonderful ! Bike lanes make the cyclist’s world wonderful, if only they’re kept clear of motor traffic.

By: DIY bike activism in action « BikingInLA

DIY bike activism in action « BikingInLA — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 05:58:05 +0000

[...] It wouldn’t hurt so much if it wasn’t true. Even built-out cities like New York are putting us to shame. [...]

By: stephanie

stephanie — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:24:47 +0000

I agree with Nan–if we are going to push for people to start biking there needs to be regulation as to how they ride–weaving through and cutting off traffic and pedestrians is not acceptable and dangerous. Also–why is it that a bike does not have to obey stop lights and signs? And if we’re going to make driving an even more horrendous experience by removing lanes of traffic for bike lanes–bikers should have to use them! Its infuriating to see a biker driving on the opposite side of the street from a bike lane. Traffic is so highly regulated in this city–bikes should be too….

By: Nan

Nan — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:18:50 +0000

I applaud the bike lane but why do bike riders not obey the traffic laws? They run red lights, don’t stop at stop signs and often can be found riding on the sidewalk. You want double parked cars ticked? What about tickets to bike riders who break the law?

By: Happy PARK(ing) day! « Feelin’ Groovy

Happy PARK(ing) day! « Feelin’ Groovy — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 17:24:11 +0000

[...] New York City has actually been doing a great job making streets more bike and pedestrian friendly. Some examples include the redesign of the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue at Madison Square, the creation of Broadway Boulevard between 42nd and 34th Streets, the incredibly successful Summer Streets pilot program and NYC’s aggressive pursuit of new bike lanes. [...]

By: Reed

Reed — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:49:42 +0000

What is the total mileage of bike lanes in NYC?

I am interesed in having my hometown model your design.. any further info on topics such as; how to create bike lines on narrow streets? What to do at stop signs? etc…

I would really like to create this, so please send me any info..

thanks, Reed

By: Kai

Kai — Wed, 28 May 2008 03:51:48 +0000

The DOT should use some better paint. The paint used in 2007 in Greenpoint is a joke. A month after they painted it, the street were filled with “decapitated” and “unicycle” symbols.

By: Rich

Rich — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:55:06 +0000

About time we are seeing more bike lanes. Only wish there could be more enforcement for those who ignore the lanes and double park, and use it as a vehicle lane.

There needs to be more tickets written to those who double park.

By: seth @ nyc bike maps

seth @ nyc bike maps — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:27:00 +0000

More links to the DOT website regarding new bike lanes

2008 Schedule:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/installsched.shtml

2007 Completed lanes:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/installsched.shtml

By: Seth

Seth — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 20:22:31 +0000

Just found out that a few more lanes are planned to be built this month.

in Brooklyn:
Clinton Street in Williamsburg
DeKalb Avenue in Fort Greene

in Manhattan:
Greenwich Street and Washington Street in the West Village

from the DOT: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikemain.shtml