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Bicycling
fromStreetsblog
1 week agoOakland's 14th Street Project Wins on Details - Streetsblog San Francisco
Raised sidewalk-level protected bikeways on 14th Street enhance accessibility, preserve loading zones, and improve safety with tactile strips, drainage grates, and wide protective curb buffers.
fromCbsnews
1 week agoBrooklyn neighbors fear new bike lanes on busy McDonald Avenue will be dangerous
In Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, a steady stream of trucks, cars, buses and ambulances travel along McDonald Avenue every day. Now, neighbors are growing concerned that New York City's plan to redesign the busy four-lane corridor with bike lanes will create new dangers. "We have two hospitals within one mile radius and four elementary schools," said Lisa Sposato, a Windsor Terrace resident. "So congestion and schools and hospitals don't mix very well." Transit officials, however, say their plan is the safer option.
New York City
California
fromStreetsblog
2 weeks agoEyes on the Street: Update on Alameda's Central Ave Project - Streetsblog San Francisco
Alameda's Central Avenue Project adds traffic circles, protected bike lanes, and a road diet while paving causes temporary detours, one-way operations, and interim lane markings.
Environment
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 weeks agoPalo Alto celebrates new bike lanes, few appear to use them - San Jose Spotlight
El Camino Real received 13.5 miles of protected bike lanes, repaving, and ADA improvements after a $55 million multi-jurisdictional collaboration that resolved earlier controversies.
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks agoTraffic deaths continue to fall in NYC, city reports | amNewYork
Traffic fatalities in NYC dropped 18% in the first nine months of 2025 compared to the same period last year, putting the city on pace for one of its safest years on record, transportation officials said Thursday. According to data released by the Department of Transportation (DOT), the city recorded 159 traffic deaths through September, down from 194 at this point in 2024. That figure marks the third-lowest number of fatalities in the first three quarters of any year since recordkeeping began in 1910, per officials.
New York City
Public health
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks agoBerkeley Celebrates Southside Complete Streets Ribbon Cutting - Streetsblog San Francisco
Berkeley's Southside Complete Streets added protected bike and bus lanes on Bancroft, Dana, and Fulton, reallocating street space to improve safety, accessibility, and modal balance.
fromStreetsblog
4 weeks agoWhat the F*ck is Going on with the Arguello Boulevard Safety Project? - Streetsblog San Francisco
Christopher White, the current head of the San Francisco Bicycle Coalition, got his start in advocacy 20 years ago when an inattentive driver turned left in front of him on Arguello, sending him careening into the windshield. Since then, Arguello has remained on San Francisco's high-injury network. A teenager was badly injured there in 2022. Cyclist Ethan Boyes was killed on Arguello by a drunk driver in 2023.
SF politics
New York City
fromTime Out New York
1 month agoCanal Street is getting a much-needed pedestrian makeover with super-sized sidewalks
Canal Street will be redesigned to prioritize pedestrians and cyclists with expanded sidewalks, safer crossings, a protected two-way bike lane, plazas, and smarter curb management.
Los Angeles
fromStreetsblog
2 months agoEyes on the Street: Los Angeles Gets New Concrete-Barrier-Protection on 3rd Street Bikeway - Streetsblog San Francisco
Downtown Los Angeles installed 140 feet of concrete 'Toronto barriers' on 3rd Street to provide stronger protection for bike lanes than plastic bollards.
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