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Get Ready for Bikes in Buildings
The Bicycle Access to Office Buildings Law was signed by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg on August 13, 2009. It will go into effect on December 11, 2009. The law aims to increase bicycle commuting by providing cyclists with the opportunity to securely park their bicycles in or close to their workplaces.
The Law only applies to commercial office buildings with at least one freight elevator. It does not apply to residential buildings. Forms to request bicycle access and forms for building owners to file access plans will be made available through this website on December 11.  You can read more about this program here.DOT and the
Department of Buildings awarded the 2009 Bicycle
Friendly Business Awards
. The award for Bicycle Friendly Workplace went to Ogilvy
& Mather for their campus bike share program which offers 50 bikes
to employees to use for getting around during the day between their west side
headquarters and destinations around the City. The best Bicycle Friendly
Workplace for working cyclists is Lenny's which provides weekly
safety instructions to its bicycle delivery workers and encourages Upper West
Side residents to call in and report unsafe cycling behavior to the restaurant.
And new this year - the Bicycle Friendly Building Owner award goes to
Trinty Real Estate
for its provision of
bicycle storage rooms in many of its buildings downtown and citywide.You may also review DOT's proposed amendment to the Highway Rules by adding a new Section 2-19 to comply with Local Law 52 of 2009, which relates to bicycle access to office buildings. Written comments regarding the proposed rules may be sent to Brooke McKenna, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Transportation, 55 Water Street, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10041 on or before November 23, 2009. A public hearing shall be held on November 23. Persons seeking to testify are requested to notify Assistant Commissioner McKenna at the address stated above by November 16, 2009.
News
2009 Commuter Cycling Indicator
Commuter bicycling in New York City has increased by 26% in the last year, building on last year’s unprecedented growth and representing a more than doubling in bike commuting in just the last seven years. The increase comes alongside the expansion of the City’s bike network, with the number of bike lanes nearly doubled the last three years. Download the 2009 Commuter Cycling Indicator data
Bicycle Network: 200-Mile Milestone
In June 2009, the NYC Department of Transportation completed the City’s ambitious goal of building 200 bike-lane miles in all five boroughs in just three years, nearly doubling the citywide on-street bike network while reshaping the city’s streets to make them safer for everyone who uses them. The same period also saw unprecedented expansion and innovation of the overall network, including the installation of 4.9 miles of bike paths physically separated from car traffic lanes, 20 sheltered bike parking structures and 3,100 bike racks, accompanied by a more than 45% growth in commuter cycling in that time.
Read the press releaseRead the project listRead the breakdown of lane miles by borough and classRead the project kickoff announcement Completion of the City's 1,800-mile bicycle master plan is scheduled by 2030.Read more about the Bicycle Network Development
Walk 21/APBP Professional Development Seminar Presentation
On Wednesday, October 7 2009, staff from DOT's Bicycle Program and Pedestrian Projects Group led a three hour session as part of the Walk 21 Conference / APBP Professional Development Seminar. The seminar was a tremendous success, with over 140 attendees. In the first half of the seminar, the DOT team presented its overall approach and a number of the details it developed to solve the problems in retrofitting NYC's streets for safe and pleasant cycling and walking. In the second half of the workshop, participants met informally with NYCDOT staff at tables covered with site plans, design "typicals" and photographs. Underlining the value of this seminar, the conversations continued past the 5:00 p.m. scheduled ending time. The combined presentation made by DOT can be found here.
Three New Protected Lanes Open
DOT has recently opened three new protected bike lanes, on Allen and Pike Streets on the Lower East Side/Chinatown, on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and on Sands Street, Brooklyn leading to the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge. See a short film about the new Sands Street lane. David Byrne Bike Rack Map
This summer David Byrne, musician, artist and biking enthusiast designed nine new bikes racks which were fabricated by his gallery, PaceWildenstein. DOT installed these clever and innovative racks which add add attractive, temporary art the City's streets. Increased bicycle use and beautifying the City's streets are shared goals for a greener and more sustainable New York called for in Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC and DOT's strategic plan. The bike racks are installed at eight locations in Manhattan and one in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. These additions to New York's streets are eye-catching and original, but are constructed with durable material similar to that used in our current bike racks. NYC&Co. has developed a mini-guide to the rack locations. We’ve also developed an online version.
Commuter Cycling Grows by 35% from 2007-2008
DOT's most recent screenline counts show a dramatic increase in cycling in New York City. Levels of cycling have doubled in the last six years. And the Williamsburg Bridge remains the most popular East River crossing for cyclists.
Grand Street Parking Protected Bicycle Path
Grand Street is an important cross-town bicycle route that provides convenient access to both the Williamsburg and Manhattan Bridges. In 2006 an on-street bicycle lane was installed on the route. On the two-way stretch east of Chystie Street this lane has been quite successful. However, west of Chrystie Street, the lane has been hampered by vehicles illegally parking and driving in the bicycle lane. NYCDOT is redesigning the one-way portion of Grand Street west of Chrystie Street to improve the operation of Grand Street for cyclists, pedestrians and motorists. The design will move the bicycle lane adjacent to the southern curb and reposition the south side parking 8 feet off the curb creating a parking protected bicycle path. To mitigate the conflict of vehicles turning across the bicycle path, a pilot treatment of mixing zones for cyclists and turning vehicles will be tested with this project.
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