Like all bike lanes in this crazy town, the battle rages on against the Prospect Park West bike lane, which took away a lane of traffic from the notoriously high-speed avenue in Park Slope and added a path for bikes, separated by a row of parked cars. High-profile opponents like Chuck Schumer's wife—former NYC DOT Commissioner Iris Weinshall—and Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz say the redesign has snarled traffic and endangered pedestrians. But a new report from a group that pushed hard for the change suggests that the bike lane has, at the very least, stymied speeders on PPW. more ›

Between 2004 and 2008, there were more than 150 accidents resulting in injuries on one stretch of Bowery between East Broadway and Canal Street, and one pedestrian was killed. As part of a Chinatown Traffic Calming Plan, the DOT is currently building three big medians to give pedestrians refuge in the middle of the busy boulevard; the work is expected to be completed before summer. more ›

Work is well underway with the Department of Transportation plan to narrow Broadway in midtown Between 42nd Street and Herald Square, four lanes of Broadway will go down to two lanes--and a bicycle lane and pedestrian walkway, complete with seating, tables, umbrellas and flower-filled planters, will emerge by August 15. Reader carolita took this photograph of workers dusting off the pebbles on the esplanade-- exciting! more ›

Wow! Streetsblog attended the Department of Transportation's and New York City Transit's "co-presentation" of the city's Bus Rapid Transit program and discovered "A Transit Miracle on 34th Street."

DOT will repave and restripe for five lanes between Third and Ninth Avenues by the end of this year, with painted bus lanes on the north and south sides and three auto lanes in the center. Service hours will also be extended. Phase 2 calls for a 34th Street Transitway, closing the street to cars between Fifth and Sixth and installing pedestrian plazas. On either side of that block, there would be two lanes for cars heading in one direction -- toward the rivers -- while on the other half of the street, buses would have two extra-wide lanes separated from traffic. In other words, buses would constitute the only through traffic on 34th Street. According to Sadik-Khan, 34th Street BRT will eventually tie in to new East River ferry service (details to be announced next week).