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    City Announces Completion on Two Brooklyn Major Protected Bike Lanes

    Mayor  •  Protected Bike Lanes  •  Flatbush, Bay Ridge and Downtown Brooklyn

    Mayor Bill de Blasio. Image credit: CityLand

    The recently completed projects are part of an effort to add more protected bike lanes in Brooklyn by the end of the year. The protected bike lanes are part of the City’s Green Wave plan for cycling. On November 5, 2020 Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the completion of two protected bike lanes in Brooklyn. The new Flatbush Avenue and 4th Avenue protected bike lanes add 3.2 miles of protected lanes. (more…)

    Tags : bike lanes, protected bike lanes
    Date: 11/10/2020
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    Mayor’s Office Announces Record Total Bike Lane Expansion for 2020

    Mayor  •  Bicycle Lanes  •  Citywide

    A protected bike lane. Image Credit: NYC DOT

    The addition of protected bike lanes comes as more people opt for cycling as a transportation option during the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 29, 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that 28.6 miles of new protected bike lanes have been constructed across the five boroughs throughout 2020. The announcement brings New York City’s total bike lane network to 1,378 miles. Of that, 545 miles are protected bike lanes.  (more…)

    Tags : bike lanes, protected bike lanes
    Date: 01/13/2021
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    New Investment in Bike Infrastructure for New York City

    Department Of Transportation  •  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. (more…)

    Tags : Bicycles, bike lanes, protected bike lanes
    Date: 10/27/2020
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    UPDATED: City to Implement Up to 100 Miles of Safe Streets

    Mayor  •  Open Streets  •  Citywide

    Rhinelander Avenue in Morris Park, Bronx, one of many streets open to pedestrians and cyclists under the Open Streets program. Image Credit: CityLand

    The plan will aim to add 100 miles of open streets, widened sidewalks and protected bike lanes. Note: This article has been updated to continuously reflect the added streets as those announcements are made. Please continue to check back for further updates.

    On April 27, 2020, the Mayor’s Office announced a plan along with Council Speaker Corey Johnson to implement street closures, sidewalk widening, and the addition of bike lanes as part of the City’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The plan aims to close off streets to cars to provide more space for social distancing for pedestrians and cyclists as the weather gets warmer and more people are expected to go outside.  (more…)

    Tags : coronavirus, protected bike lanes, safe streets
    Date: 06/26/2020
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