The NYC Bike Map now has a terrain view option that allows you to view the elevation of the surrounding area.

The New York City Bicycle Safety Coalition launched a new bike safety advertising campaign.

On Sunday September 9, 2007 5,000 cyclists will take to the streets of New York City and ride in Transportation Alternatives’ NYC Century Bike Tour.

The Google map tiles used by the NYC Bike Map have been updated to include subway and train stations. Subway stations will appear when the map is zoomed in.

On June 15, 1894, Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway became the home of the country’s first bike path. Inspired by the grand boulevards of Europe and designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux , Ocean Parkway stretches over five miles from Brooklyn’s Prospect Park to Coney Island.
 
History of Brooklyn’s Ocean Parkway
1860’s - Frederick Law Olmsted and [...]

The Tour de Bronx, New York’s Largest Free Cycling Event, is Sunday, October 21, 2007.
Visit TourdeBronx.org for more information and to register.

New York Cycling Club’s Thirteenth Annual Escape New York Bike Ride is Saturday October 13, 2007.
Visit NYCC.org/eny07 for more details and to register ($30 before September 30th).

If you have a Gmail email account, then you can now add New York City’s bike paths and bike lanes to Google Maps with this new map widget.

The DOT has painted the bike lane on Henry Street in Brooklyn green as part of a trial with colored bike lanes.

Westchester County, New York City’s neighbor to the North, is home to the North County & South County trailways. These Westchester trails are part of an ambitious rails-to-trails project that will eventually connect Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx to the Putnam County Trailway via a scenic car-free bike path. While nearly 40 [...]