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November 2009
Thu 12: Eyes on the Street: Access Denied 28
Thu 5: Parks Dept. Truck Seriously Injures Wheelchair User in 8th Ave Bike Lane 26
Tue 3: Streetfilms: Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bikes NYC 7
October 2009
Thu 22: Last Night's CB Action: A Big Vote of Confidence for Protected Bike Lanes 7
Thu 22: Eyes on the Street: Stone Bike Lane in LIC 13
Wed 21: Manhattan CB8 Comes Out Strong for Protected Bike Lanes on East Side 11
Mon 19: Streetfilms: NYC Bike Lanes 101 23
Tue 13: Thompson vs. Bloomberg: The Ultimate Bicycling Referendum? 18
Thu 8: Streetfilms Shorties: NYPD Blockage on Manhattan Bridge Approach 18
September 2009
Tue 29: Eyes on the Street: AAA Approved Roadside Dining 0
Tue 22: Bill Thompson Was for Bike Lanes Before He Was Against Them 35
Fri 18: Latest Kent Avenue Bike Lane Complaint: Truck Traffic 23
Wed 16: Tonight: Support Brooklyn Greenway and Safe Cycling at Kent Ave Meeting 5
Fri 11: What Happens When Mom and Pop Shops Depend on Cars? 12
Tue 8: Double-Parkers Gravitate Into Sands Street Bike Path 8
Fri 4: Happy Labor Day Weekend 6
August 2009
Thu 27: Thompson, Avella Pledge to Dump Sadik-Khan If Elected 64
Tue 25: Electeds, Local Media Wage War on Staten Island Cyclists 26
Fri 21: Gerson on Grand Street Safety: Never Mind the Facts 19
Tue 18: District 1 Council Candidates: Safer Streets? Less Traffic? No Thanks. 9
Wed 12: Bill Thompson, Business Owners Decry Phantom Bike Lane 26
Thu 6: BYO Bike Lanes Coming Soon 15
July 2009
Wed 1: Ask and Ye Shall Receive: Brooklyn CB9 Gets a Bike Lane on Empire Blvd 19
June 2009
Tue 23: DOT Responds to Park Slope Bike Lane Uprising With Thermoplast Surge 4
Thu 18: Do Pedicabs Belong in Bike Lanes? 33
Tue 16: Eyes on the Street: Broadway Improved Beyond Times Square 22
Thu 11: Fifth Ave Merchants: Delivery Problems Have Nothing to Do With Bike Lane 5
Wed 10: Kent Avenue: The Saga Continues 6
Tue 9: Fifth Ave BID, CB6 District Manager Take Aim at Park Slope Bike Lane 64
May 2009
Fri 29: Revised Kent Ave Plan Extends Bike Route to Flushing Ave 8
Tue 19: Tonight: Share Your Thoughts on Safer Streets at Gerson "Town Hall" 2
Fri 8: Harlem Bike Improvements on Hold After CB10 Meeting 0
Wed 6: Tonight: Friendly Voices Needed for Harlem Bike Lane 0
Tue 5: Wednesday: CB 10 to Consider Harlem Bike Improvements 3
Mon 4: New Twist in Kent Ave Saga: Safer Bike Path Plus Parking 4
April 2009
Wed 22: Eyes on the Street: Protected Dumpster Lane 16
Mon 20: Uptown Bike Network Gets Safer With New Buffered Path in Harlem 8
Fri 17: Two-Way Protected Bike Path Sails Through CB6 Committee 16
Thu 16: DOT to Present Two-Way Protected Bike Path for PPW Tonight 11
Tue 14: Reminder: Tonight's Community Board Action 0
Mon 13: CB Action Tomorrow: New Bike Routes for Harlem and Greenwich Village 20
Fri 3: Bigger Sidewalks But No Protected Bike Lane for Houston Street 14
January 2009
Fri 16: BYO Bike Lane 12
Wed 14: Cyclist Turnout Impressive at CB1 Meeting on Kent Ave Bike Lane 34
Tue 13: Big Day for NYC Livable Streets Activism 8
Mon 12: Tomorrow: Speak Up for Safer Biking on Kent Ave 6
Tue 6: ...Unless You Bike to Work on Kent Avenue 12
December 2008
Mon 22: Send Some Holiday Cheer to NYC Bike Planners [Updated] 15
Wed 17: Sean Sweeney: Soho Must Be Preserved for SUVs 40
Wed 10: Business Has Nothing to Fear From Bike Lanes 18
Tue 9: Streetfilms: Good Riddance to Wasted Asphalt 9
Mon 8: Alan Gerson Wants Greater "Review" of DOT Bike Safety Plans 20
Mon 1: Pedestrians, Bus Riders, and Cyclists Get a Better Bronx Hub 8
November 2008
Wed 26: Kent Ave Bike Lane Stirs Passions in Williamsburg 4
Tue 25: You Heard It Here First: Cyclists Ticketed for Using New Willy-B Lanes 18
Mon 24: Seniors on Scooters Take the Lane 5
Fri 21: Eyes on the Street: New Bike Lanes for the Willy-B 8
Fri 14: Post Reader Defends "Dangerous" Bike Lane 8
Wed 5: Drivers Respect Grand Street Parking-Protected Cycle Track 28
October 2008
Fri 24: On the Way Home, Ride for a Protected Bike Lane on Delancey 3
Tue 14: Plenty of Changes Underway on Chrystie and Forsyth (But No Cycle Track) 9
Fri 10: Bronx Hub Gets Smorgasbord of Ped-Bike-Transit Enhancements 5
Fri 3: Ninth Avenue Bike Path Expands Northward 28
September 2008
Tue 23: The Williamsburg Bike Lane Flap: Beyond "Hipster vs. Hasid" 23
Fri 19: Study Provides a New Vision for Allen and Pike Street Malls 6
Mon 8: Caption Contest: Broadway Boulevard NYPD Tower 29
Mon 8: Boston's First Bike Lanes a Hit With Drivers 16
Mon 8: Brooklyn CB1 Hears Two Proposals for Safer Streets Tonight 1
August 2008
Tue 19: Eyes on the Street: A Walk Down Broadway Boulevard 37
July 2008
Mon 28: Make Queens Boulevard a Complete Street 22
Wed 16: New Bike Markings for North Greenpoint 13
Tue 15: The Right Way to Double Park a Delivery Truck 22
Mon 14: Et Tu, Mister Softee? 48
Mon 7: Queens CBs Greet Vernon Boulevard Bike Lanes With Skepticism 19
June 2008
Mon 30: ¡Arriba Sevilla! 9
Fri 20: Squad Cars Clear Out of Dekalb Bike Lane 12
Thu 12: Eyes on the Street: Dekalb Bike Lane Used for NYPD Parking 24
Fri 6: Eyes on the Street: A Sign of Respect 16
May 2008
Thu 29: Responding to Criticism, Sen. Adams to Hold Transpo Meeting 13
Thu 29: CB 3 Supports DOT's Manhattan Bridge Proposal 13
Thu 29: DOT Previews Big Plans at Greenway Summit 19
Wed 28: State Senators: Let's Get More Cars on the Road 67
Tue 27: Want Separated Lanes on Chrystie Street? Tonight's Your Night. 2
Fri 23: Speak Up for Chrystie Street Improvements on Tuesday 14
Thu 22: Jeffries Declines to Field Questions at G Train Rally 5
Wed 21: Hakeem Jeffries Responds to Congestion Pricing Critics 34
Wed 21: State Sen. Martin Connor Secretly "Supported" Pricing All Along 20
Tue 20: Eyes on the Street: Bike Boxes on (Brooklyn's) Broadway 11
Tue 20: Dick Gottfried Blames Bloomberg for Pricing Non-Vote 21
Mon 19: Eyes on the Street: Biking on the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway 5
Fri 16: Drivers Enjoy Special New Standing Zone 24
Fri 16: Open Thread: Share Your Bike-to-Work Stories 29
Thu 15: Eyes on the Street: Fresh Paint on Prince 20
Tue 13: Got a Cycling Question for DOT? Ask Josh Benson. 13
Tue 6: T.A. to Kick Off Bike Month With Wednesday 9th Avenue Ride 1
Mon 5: Baltimore Getting Serious About Bikes 2
Fri 2: The Stupidest Bike Lane in America, Part 2 5
Fri 2: Can Red Hook Become NYC's Most Bike-Friendly Neighborhood? 16
April 2008
Tue 1: The Stupidest Bike Lane in America? 10
Tue 1: Community Boards Set to Review Livable Streets Proposals 7
March 2008
Wed 26: Is CB 8 Angling to Get Rid of Bike Lanes on 91st Street? 9
Tue 25: Eyes on the Street: Portland Bike Boxes 8
Wed 19: Moses to LaGuardia: Bikes Have No Place on the Street 4
Tue 18: Envisioning a More Livable Columbus Avenue 8
Fri 14: Eyes on the Street: Taking the Lane 11
Wed 12: Hit by a Car While Biking? Don't Waste the NYPD's Time 36
Tue 11: Hudson River Greenway Bike Path Sabotaged 9
Fri 7: Mime Threat Overshadows Car-Free Prince Street Proposal 79
Thu 6: Is an NYPD Bike Crackdown Underway? 10
Thu 6: All Eyes on Portland at Bike Summit 30
Wed 5: The Vicious Cycle of Anti-Cyclist Bias 15
Mon 3: 2008: Year of the Bicycle? 8
February 2008
Fri 15: Citizens Propose Cycle Track Greenway Connector in Inwood 29
January 2008
Thu 10: StreetFilm: How to Use a Bike Box 23
Wed 9: How About Two Bike Lanes Per Street? 58
Tue 8: Nature's Traffic Count 7
Mon 7: Ghost Bikes Memorial Ride Marks Another Year of Loss 1
December 2007
Fri 14: Daily News to Deceased Cyclists: "Your Fault." 7
Thu 13: NY1 Snap Poll: How to Make NYC Safer For Cyclists? 6
Fri 7: Replace Penn Station Rats' Warren With a Pedestrian Boulevard 5
November 2007
Wed 28: New Bleecker Bike Lane Already Blocked by Parked Cars 35
Tue 27: NYPD Emerges as New Focus for NYC's Livable Streets Movement 38
Thu 15: Prince Street Bike Lane Has Arrived 16
Tue 13: Crosstown Bike Lanes Remain in the Crosshairs 16
Mon 12: DOT Rolls Out Fort Greene Bike Lanes & Traffic-Calming 12
Thu 8: DOT Rolls Out the New Lower Manhattan Crosstown Bike Route 6
Wed 7: Jan Gehl: Gridlocked Streets Are "Not a Law of Nature" 8
Wed 7: Shared Space on the Brooklyn Bridge 71
October 2007
Wed 31: RSVP Today to Re-Imagine Manhattan's Upper West Side 2
Wed 31: Jan Gehl: Half of Manhattan Trips Could be Done by Bike 1
Tue 30: New Bike Lanes and Sharrows Lead to the Brooklyn Bridge 36
Thu 18: Cabbie Mistakes East River Park Bike Path for Highway 19
Mon 15: Indianapolis Paves the Way for Bikes and Pedestrians 26
Thu 11: In Platinum City Even the Munchkins Ride Bikes 5
Wed 10: Is Transportation Reform Possible When the Cops Don't Care? 28
Tue 9: Truck Drivers Confusing New Cycle Track for Unloading Zone 80
Tue 9: National Media Noticing the Urban Bicycling Trend 2
Thu 4: Memorials Held for Thomson and Miller 0
September 2007
Thu 27: Meat Market Plaza is Open for Business 7
Thu 27: Fifth Avenue Will Get a New Buffered Bike Lane 16
Thu 20: NYC Gets Its First-Ever Physically-Separated Bike Path 137
Mon 17: More Bike Lanes for Brooklyn CB 1 14
August 2007
Tue 28: Queens Leaders Fight Safety Fixes for Fatal School Crossing 25
Fri 24: Survey Finds That Buffered Bike Lanes Are Better 17
Tue 14: Video Shows Dangers of Upper East Side Bike Plan 50
Fri 3: Manhattan Bridge Bikeway to Reopen on Monday 12
Wed 1: Fear and Loathing on the Upper East Side 17
Wed 1: Meatpacking Plaza Update 3
July 2007
Wed 25: Welcome to Davis, California: A Bicycle Friendly Town 3
Tue 24: Microbuses and Bike Sharing: The New Parisian Street Scene 11
Thu 19: CB8 Shoots Down Upper East Side Crosstown Bike Route Plan 38
Fri 13: DOT Media Blitz Forthcoming 16
Thu 12: New High-Visibility Bike Lanes in Brooklyn 34
Thu 5: Ninth Street Earns Its Stripes 19
June 2007
Thu 28: David Byrne on Bicycling in NYC 8
Fri 22: Toronto Cycling Activists Build Their Own Bike Network 2
Thu 21: Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff: Bike Commuter 0
Tue 12: New Bike Lanes Won't Leave Room for Escalade Double-Parking! 0
Wed 6: Eyes on the Street: A Special Lane for Parking Cars 11
Mon 4: Tour de Brooklyn: City is Considering Car-Free Central Park Trial 5
Fri 1: More Bike Lanes for Los Angeles? One Cyclist Says, "No Thanks." 16
May 2007
Thu 31: Transport for London: You're Better Off by Bike 3
Fri 11: Double-Parking in a Bike Lane? There Isn't Even a Check Box. 4
Wed 9: Eyes on the Street: Tillary Street Bike Lane Parking Lot 5
Tue 8: Ninth Street Update: Robert's Rules of Order 24
Mon 7: Choose Your Own Hells Kitchen 4
Mon 7: Another Look at the WSJ Article on European Cycling 1
Fri 4: Building a Better Bike Lane 30
Thu 3: The Benefits of a "Road Diet." 1
Thu 3: Londoners Take to the Streets -- on Cycles 4
Thu 3: Are "Directional Miles of Bike Lanes" a Good Metric? 32
April 2007
Fri 20: CB2 Signs Off On Prince-Bleecker Bike Lanes 2
Thu 19: Toronto Politician on Bike Lanes and the Future of Cycling 1
Wed 18: SoHo Car Owners Mobilizing to Save Parking, Fight Bike Lanes 19
Mon 16: Eyes on the Street: Horse Lane? 2
Mon 16: More 9th Street Residents Weigh In on DOT's Plan 0
Thu 12: CB2 Committee Approves "Additional" Prince/Bleecker Routes 3
Thu 12: CB6 Asks DOT to Find a Final Solution to the "Bicycle Problem" 39
Wed 11: DOT's 9th Street Plan: Frequently Asked Questions 8
Wed 11: Manhattan CB2 Approves DOT's Prince/Bleecker Bike Plan 1
Tue 10: The Plan: Making Brooklyn's 9th Street Safer for Everyone 0
Tue 10: Updated Version of DOT's 9th Street Plan 9
Tue 10: Take a Minute to Fax in Your Support for DOT's 9th Street Plan 0
Mon 9: Take Action: Support the Prince/Bleecker Bike Route Plan 27
Thu 5: Tonight: Help DOT Build a River-to-River Bike Connection 2
Tue 3: Pedestrian and Bike Improvements Coming to Grand Army Plaza 36
March 2007
Thu 29: Should DOT Install Separated Bike Lanes on 9th Street? 8
Thu 29: A Tale of Two DOT Plans 2
Thu 29: Opposition Brewing to DOT's Proposal for 9th Street Bike Lanes 15
Tue 27: Important Meeting for Livable Streets Advocates 5
Fri 16: DOT Makes the Case for Bike Routes Parallel to W. Houston St. 29
Mon 12: DOT Proposes Solution to Houston Street Cycling Danger 59
February 2007
Wed 21: 34th Street Partnership Explains the Icey Snow in the Bike Lane 4
Tue 20: Quick, Someone Get Me a Shovel 8
Tue 13: The Case of the Disappearing Sharrows 5
Thu 1: Calming Traffic in Chinatown 20
December 2006
Wed 20: New Places to Double Park on Upper West Side 14
Thu 7: Tillary Street: Bike Lane or Parking Space? 20
Wed 6: Important Meeting Tonight on New L.E.S. Bike Lanes 4
November 2006
Wed 29: New Bike Lanes and Markings for the Lower East Side 23
Tue 21: A CRISPier Way to Build NYC's 200+ Miles of New Bike Lanes? 17
Mon 13: London's Cycling Design Standards: A Model for NYC? 11
Mon 13: Gridlock Sam Tells the Story of NYC's First Bike Lanes 18
Thu 9: DOT to Neighborhood: Your School's in the Way of Our Highway 7
Fri 3: New Bike Markings For Brooklyn's Fifth Ave. This Month 6
October 2006
Wed 11: New Bike Markings on the Upper West Side 6
Tue 10: New "Shared Lane" Bike Route Design Spotted in Manhattan 12
Tue 10: Would you pay a Half Dollar to Bike Across the GWB? 9
Fri 6: Job Opening 0
September 2006
Tue 26: Beyond Thermoplast, Street Signs and Signal Timing 21
Fri 22: DOT Reply on Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue Bike Lane 13
Wed 20: Eyes on the Street: 8th Avenue 5
Wed 20: Endless Summer on Brooklyn's Fifth Avenue 4
Thu 14: Streetsblog Interview: Ryan Russo 10
Tue 5: Is DOT Doing Enough to Make NYC Bike-Friendly? 24
August 2006
Fri 25: Rally for Houston Street Buffered Bike Lanes 3
Thu 10: Mist-Cooled Bike Paths Being Built in Qatar 4
Thu 10: Budnick Talks Transpo on NY1 3
July 2006
Mon 24: Ex-DOT Bike Director Speaks 5
Thu 20: Bikely! 0
June 2006
Tue 27: This is What a Bike-Friendly City Looks Like 23
Wed 14: New Bike Plan for Ft. Greene and Prospect Hts. 0