Bike Lanes and Greenways

Study Questions Number of Cyclists in New York

Author: 
J. David Goodman and Michael M. Grynbaum
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
April 27, 2010
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The Bloomberg administration has worked tirelessly to turn bicycling into a mainstream mode of getting around New York, creating more than 200 miles of bicycle-only lanes and placing protected bike pa

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Bebeto Matthews/Associated Press Evidence of bicycling in Williamsburg.
Submitted by volunteer on May 26, 2010 - 16:13. categories [ ]

Confronting the Mire on 34th Street

Author: 
The Editors
Media Outlet: 
New York Times
Date: 
April 26, 2010
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The Bloomberg administration has announced that it will create a new Midtown pedestrian mall, this one running on 34th Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues -- that is, between Macy's and the Emp

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Jonathan Fickies/Bloomberg News -- Keep moving, if you can: Broadway and 34th Street.

"Amazing" Growth in Estimated Number of Cyclists

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
April 26, 2010
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The number of bike riders in NYC has increased 28% over last year, according to an annual estimate by Transportation Alternatives, using DOT data. According to the group's latest report:

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Dogseat's Flickr
Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 17:15. categories [ ]

Survey: NYC is the Big Bike Apple

Author: 
Heather Haddon
Media Outlet: 
am New York
Date: 
April 25, 2010
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Gotham now has more cycling commuters than any other U.S. city, according to a survey released by Transportation Alternatives Monday.

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(Photo courtesy Transportation Alternatives)
Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 17:14. categories [ ]

More New Yorkers Take to Two Wheels

Author: 
R.M. Schneiderman
Media Outlet: 
Wall Street Journal
Date: 
April 26, 2010
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Marty Markowitz's worst nightmare may be coming true: New York City is becoming an increasingly two-wheeled town. (Marty, we kid!)

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Flickr user Global Jet
Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 17:10. categories [ ]

More Than 200,000 a Day Now Cycling, Data Suggests

Author: 
J. David Goodman
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
April 26, 2010
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Build it and they will ride.

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J. David Goodman/The New York Times -- Two in 236,000, riding through Chelsea last fall.
Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 17:05. categories [ ]

Answers About Child-Friendly New York, Part 3

Author: 
NY Times
Media Outlet: 
New York Times Blog
Date: 
April 16, 2010

Following is the third and final set of responses from Alison Lowenstein, the author of "City Kid New York: The Ultimate Guide for NYC Parents With Kids Ages 4-12" (Rizzoli/Universe 2010).

Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 16:50. categories [ ]

Call For Action in Greenpoint Following DJ's Death

Author: 
Jen Carlson
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
December 15, 2009
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In response to the death of 33-year-old DJ Solange Raulston, who was struck by a flatbed truck while on her bike in Greenpoint Sunday afternoon, Transportation Alternatives and Neighbors Allied for Go

Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 16:47. categories [ ]

Greenpoint Hit-and-Run Victim Dies. McGuinness Blvd Must Be Tamed.

Author: 
Noah Kazis
Media Outlet: 
StreetsBlog
Date: 
April 20, 2010

Gothamist reports that Neil Chamberlain, a 28-year-old Williamsburg resident, was taken off life support today after a driver struck him and fled the scene in Greenpoint early Sunday morning.

Submitted by volunteer on May 6, 2010 - 16:46. categories [ ]

Cyclist Group Calls for Flatbush Bike Lane After Fatal Crash

Author: 
Thomas Tracy
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
April 16, 2010

A day after an 18-year-old Kensington cyclist was dragged and killed by a driver on Flatbush Avenue, bike advocates called on the city to put a bike lane on the heavily traveled thoroughfare.

Submitted by volunteer on April 19, 2010 - 16:06. categories [ ]