Bicycle Advocacy

Fewer Cyclists, Yet More Bike Lanes, Report Says

Author: 
Gabriela Resto-Montero
Media Outlet: 
DNAinfo
Date: 
April 13, 2011
Image: 
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MANHATTAN -- Fewer than one percent of New Yorkers commute to work by bicycle, even as the city increases its efforts to create and enforce bike lanes, the New York Post reported.

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A Columbus Avenue bike lane. U.S. Census data recently found that fewer than one percent of New Yorkers ride their bikes to work. (DNAinfo/Leslie Albrecht)
Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 17:16. categories [ ]

City bike numbers unwheel

Subtitle: 
Clash with Census
Author: 
David Seifman
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
April 13, 2011
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If you build it, maybe they won't come.

Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 17:07. categories [ ]

The Economic Case for On-Street Bike Parking

Author: 
Elly Blue
Media Outlet: 
Grist Magazine
Date: 
April 11, 2011

This is the fourth column in a series focusing on the economics of bicycling.

Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 17:02. categories [ ]

City drops plan for Bay Ridge bike lane

Author: 
News12
Media Outlet: 
Architect's Newspaper
Date: 
April 13, 2011

(04/13/11) BROOKLYN - The city has dropped plans to build bike lanes in Bay Ridge after residents say the move would cause more accidents.

Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 16:34. categories [ ]

Big Bay Ridge Bike Lane Proposal Shot Down

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
April 12, 2011
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The DOT's proposal to install a 6.3 mile stretch of bike lane connecting Bay Ridge to Bensonhurst has been spiked, in no small part due to opposition from City Councilmember Domenic Recchia, whom you

Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 16:27. categories [ ]

Straphanger ‘Bill of Rights’ Under State Review

Author: 
Liz Goff
Media Outlet: 
Queens Gazette
Date: 
April 13, 2011

A Flushing lawmaker recently introduced legislation calling for a "Transit Bill of Rights" designed to protect straphangers and clarify the responsibility of New York state officials to provide ti

Submitted by volunteer on May 16, 2011 - 16:16. categories [ ]

Bikers Parade Down Prospect Park West Lane in Brooklyn

Author: 
Catherine Yang
Media Outlet: 
Epoch Times
Date: 
April 11, 2011
Image: 
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NEW YORK--Hundreds of cyclists of all ages gathered near Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn on Sunday morning to ride around Prospect Park in the "We Ride the Lanes" event organized by cycling enthusia

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SUNDAY RIDE: Cyclists gathered at Grand Army Plaza on Sunday morning to participate in the "We Ride the Lanes" event held at Prospect Park West bike lane. (Catherine Yang/The Epoch Times)
Submitted by volunteer on May 3, 2011 - 17:22. categories [ ]

Massive show of support for Prospect Park West bike lane

Author: 
Natalie O’Neill
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
March 11, 2011
Image: 
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Hundreds of cyclists -- toddlers on tricycles, sign-waving mamas and helmet-clad dads -- rode the Prospect Park West bike lane on Sunday to show support for the city's most controversial cycle pat

Submitted by volunteer on May 3, 2011 - 17:00. categories [ ]

City Pedal Pushers' Park Rally

Author: 
Hannah Rapple Ye & David K. L i
Media Outlet: 
Architect's Newspaper
Date: 
April 11, 2011

Bicyclists "wheel-ded" their power in Brooklyn yesterday, and "pedaled" their support for a controversial bike path near Prospect Park.

Submitted by volunteer on May 2, 2011 - 17:05. categories [ ]

Massive Show of Support for Prospect Park West Bike Lane

Author: 
Natalie O'Neill
Media Outlet: 
New York Post
Date: 
April 13, 2011

Hundreds of cyclists -- toddlers on tricycles, sign-waving mamas and helmet-clad dads -- rode the Prospect Park West bike lane on Sunday to show support for the city's most controversial cycle pat

Submitted by volunteer on May 2, 2011 - 16:39. categories [ ]