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    Record-Breaking Creation of Bus and Bicycle Lanes Planned for 2021

    Transportation  •  Citywide

    Image Credit: New York City Department of Transportation

    The Department of Transportation plans to create a record-breaking series of bus priority projects and plans to install 30 miles of protected bike lanes in all 5 boroughs. On May 11, 2021, Mayor Bill de Blasio and the Department of Transportation announced plans to increase last year’s protected bike lane installations and nearly double last year’s bus project totals. (read more…)

    Date:05/25/2021
    Category : Department Of Transportation
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    DOT Installs New Citi Bike Stations in Inwood and Washington Heights

    Transportation  •  Inwood and Washington Heights, Manhattan

    Image Credit: New York City Department of Transportation

    The new Inwood and Washington Heights Citi Bike Stations will complete the Manhattan expansion and cause Citi Bike to surpass Paris’ Velib as the second largest bike share system after China. On April 7, 2021, the New York City Department of Transportation and Lyft announced the completion of the Inwood and Washington Heights Citi Bike Expansion. These new expansions will extend the bike share service from the Battery to 220th street, effectively covering the island of Manhattan. (read more…)

    Date:04/20/2021
    Category : Department Of Transportation
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    City Begins Process of Installing 10,000 New Bike Racks with Bronx Installations

    Transportation  •  Pelham Parkway, Bronx

    Image Credit: New York City Department of Transportation

    Bronx Park East will be getting new bike racks in addition to pedestrian and cyclist improvements. On March 5, 2021, the Department of Transportation began the installation of bike racks along Bronx Park East in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx. This begins the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation’s, Hank Gutman, goal to install 10,000 new bike racks by the end of 2022. (read more…)

    Date:03/25/2021
    Category : Department Of Transportation
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    New Investment in Bike Infrastructure for New York City

    Bike Lanes  •  Midtown and Upper East Side, Manhattan

    Image Credit: New York City Department of Transportation

    Three miles of new bike lanes will be created. On October 14, 2020, Mayor de Blasio announced that more than three miles of protected bike lanes have been completed in Midtown Manhattan and the Upper West Side, including uptown protected lanes on both Sixth Avenue and Central Park West. (read more…)

    Tags : Bicycles, bike lanes, protected bike lanes
    Date:10/27/2020
    Category : Department Of Transportation
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    Panel Created to Evaluate BQE Reconstruction Ideas

    Brooklyn-Queens Expressway  •  Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn

    Image Credit: Joe Mabel/Wikimedia Commons

    The independent, interdisciplinary panel will submit recommendations to be considered in the BQE reconstruction process. On April 3, 2019, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the formation of a new expert panel to evaluate reconstruction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) from the Atlantic Avenue interchange and Sands Street. This section of the BQE spans 1.5 miles and is among the most complex highway structures in the country. It is part of Interstate 278, an inter-state and inter-borough connector that has daily traffic exceeding 150,000 vehicles, including more than 15,000 trucks.

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    Tags : BQE, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, Department of Transportation
    Date:04/17/2019
    Category : Department Of Transportation
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