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July 13, 2007 |  |
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 This is the NYC.gov News You Requested for: "Bicycle Updates" |
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 NYCycles - The Official Newsletter of NYC DOT's Bike Program In this inaugural edition of NYCycles, you’ll find: New Racks for B-Burg Bicyclists And tools to make your ride safer and easier: |
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DOT Commissioner Sadik-Khan talks bikes, PlaNYC and congestion pricing on the City Room Blog, a section of the NYTimes website.
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Bicyclists abound at the Bedford Avenue L station in Williamsburg. Commuters bike to the stop, park and take the train to work. Cyclists lock up on their way to shop and dine in this hip neighborhood. Bike parking at the Bedford L station has become so popular that there's literally no room left at the racks, leaving cyclists to scramble to lock up to signposts, parking meters, anything that doesn't move. To address this problem, this summer the DOT widened the sidewalk five feet into the street, running 75 feet along the southeast curb of North 7th Street and Bedford Avenue and installed six new large CityRack bike racks. The DOT also installed three more racks down the street for a total of 30 new bike parking spaces. This is the first time in New York City history that car parking has been removed to create bike parking.
This project grew out of a request by Community Board 1 for more bike parking and a recommendation from the joint Department of City Planning (DCP)/DOT Subway-Sidewalk Interface planning study, which looked at ways to improve pedestrian movement around the entrances to subway stations to encourage mass transit use.
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On Earth Day, Mayor Bloomberg unveiled PlaNYC, a dynamic strategy to make New York a more sustainable city by 2030 and accommodate nearly 1 million new residents. Nearly a third of his plan addressed how to green and expand the capacity of our transportation system. PlaNYC calls for shifting more New Yorkers out of their private cars and into other, more sustainable modes of transportation (in pdf). One key way to accomplish this is to make the infrastructure improvements necessary to bring cycling into the mainstream.
The Department of Transportation, Department of Parks & Recreation, and other City partners, will fully build out the 1,800 mile Bike Master Plan by 2030. The Plan includes 504 lane miles of greenways and off-street facilities and 1,296 lane miles of on-street facilities. The Bike Master plan will provide a network of interconnected bike lanes, greenways and bridge paths that will allow cyclists to move safely between home, work, schools, shopping and popular neighborhood destinations. We are committed to making it safer and easier for cyclists to get to their jobs, schools and major destinations and encourage cycling as an emissions-free, low-cost, healthy way of getting around the City.
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In September 2006 the DOT committed to installing 200 lane miles of new on-street bike facilities within three years. Our goal for fiscal year 2007 (July 2006-2007) was to install 40 miles and we're proud to announce we've exceeded this goal!
We have recently installed bike lanes in the following locations:
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Get your copy of the Departments of Transportation, City Planning and Parks' 2007 NYC Cycling Map. This map includes bike lanes, routes, greenways, parks, bike shops and subway stations in all five boroughs. And new for 2007, the map also shows bike rental locations. Download a copy (in pdf) online, pick up one at a local bike shop or order one for FREE by calling 311.
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For information about street closures, sign up for weekly traffic advisories: http://www.nyc.gov/dotnews
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The DOT recently distributed over 1,000 official NYC bicycle helmets for free to New York City residents. The helmet distribution is part of GET FIT-TED, a new campaign to raise consumer awareness and promote safety and bicycling in all five boroughs. Sponsored by Target and designed by NYC & Company, the official NYC helmets offer riders safety and a unique urban style. You can schedule a time to get fitted for an NYC helmet at one of the DOT's Safety Cities by calling 311.
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Do you live or work somewhere that could benefit from secure bike parking? Request a CityRack, free sidewalk bicycle parking rack, from DOT. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bicyclists/bikerack.shtml
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Potholes: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/pothole.shtml Street Construction Hazards: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/permits/hiqaform.shtml Missing or Broken Street Signs: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/signs/trafsign.shtml Other Complaints and Compliments: http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/maildot.html
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Quick Tip: Yielding to pedestrians keeps everyone safe and happy. This summer, be an ambassador of goodwill for cyclists by being courteous to walkers, joggers and roller bladers both in the streets and on the greenways. And (unless you're under 14) never, ever ride on the sidewalk.
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