Bike Lanes and Greenways

Citizens for Capodanno Boulevard Safety

Expiration Date: September 15, 2011
As cyclists, pedestrians and motor vehicle drivers, we understand Staten Island needs to be safer for all road users.


Cyclists Organize 'Alley Cat' Race 'BLVDS of DEATH' to Show Peril, Pleasure of Queens Biking

Author: 
Irving Dejohn
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
September 24, 2010
Image: 
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Two avid cyclists are hoping to show the perils and possibilities of biking in Queens with an intense race around the borough.

Image Caption: 
Rafael Negron and Tony Monroe, who are orginizing a bicycle race in Queens to Bring attention to the dangers of the streets for cyclists there.
Submitted by volunteer on December 14, 2010 - 18:27. categories [ ]

East Side Bike Path Is Too Narrow and Full of Potholes, Riders Say

Author: 
Simone Weichselbaum
Media Outlet: 
New York Daily News
Date: 
September 27, 2010
Image: 
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East Side bicyclists are green with envy over their West Side counterparts' miles of park and paths on the Hudson.

They ask: Where's ours?

They may not like the answer.

Image Caption: 
Bicyclists ride through a dangerous choke point around 14th St. during a bike tour of the East River greenway bike path.
Submitted by volunteer on December 14, 2010 - 18:23. categories [ ]

NYC Century Bike Tour

Author: 
Gotham Girl
Media Outlet: 
Gotham Girls Chronicles
Date: 
September 22, 2010
Image: 
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My first 75 miler!

Submitted by volunteer on December 14, 2010 - 18:19. categories [ ]

Tish backs the bike lane slowdown

Author: 
Thomas Tracy
Media Outlet: 
The Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
December 13, 2010

Talk about pedaling in two different directions at once!

Submitted by volunteer on December 13, 2010 - 18:28. categories [ ]

DOT Touts Bike Lane Benefits At Council Hearing

Author: 
Bobby Cuza
Media Outlet: 
NY1
Date: 
December 9, 2010

The growing number of bike lanes has become one of the mostly hotly debated issues in the city, and at a City Council hearing Thursday, the city's transportation commissioner went on the defensive.

Submitted by volunteer on December 13, 2010 - 18:24. categories [ ]

Shocker: On Freezing Day, Bike Lane Sees Few Cyclists

Author: 
John Del Signore
Media Outlet: 
gothamist
Date: 
December 9, 2010
Image: 
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Today the City Council held a packed public hearing on bike lanes, to address a perceived outcry from New Yorkers who say the DOT's rapid expansion of bike lanes is killing all the baby unicorns.

Image Caption: 
Two cyclists brave the elements to use the Columbus Avenue bike lane on the same frigid day a NY Times reporter observed scant cyclists. (Bicycles Only's Flickr)
Submitted by volunteer on December 13, 2010 - 18:20. categories [ ]

Marty Markowitz Sings the Blues for Bike Lanes

Author: 
Matt Chaban
Media Outlet: 
New York Observer
Date: 
December 9, 2010

It wasn't all sanctimony and acrimony at yesterday's bike policy hearing at the City Council. Also? Brooklyn, uh, Beep Marty Markowitz broke out into song.

Submitted by volunteer on December 13, 2010 - 18:15. categories [ ]

The Road Ahead for Bike Lanes

Author: 
Diana Hubert
Media Outlet: 
Epoch Times
Date: 
December 9, 2010

NEW YORK--New York City streets will continue to change with expansion of bike lanes. It's the only way, says Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

Image Caption: 
The City Council held a hearing to discuss the expansion of bicycle lanes across the city on Thursday. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Submitted by volunteer on December 13, 2010 - 18:08. categories [ ]

Mean Streets special: Marty sings his contempt for bike lanes at hearing

Author: 
Alex Rush
Media Outlet: 
Brooklyn Paper
Date: 
December 10, 2010
Image: 
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Borough President Markowitz is so opinionated about bike lanes, that he's even singing about them!

Submitted by volunteer on December 13, 2010 - 18:05. categories [ ]