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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced it will host a series of community workshops on the future of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway—a planned 14-mile bicycle and pedestrian path stretching from Sunset Park to Greenpoint and connecting many existing parks and public open spaces along the waterfront.
PRESS RELEASE # 10-012 |
Monday, December 7, 2009
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Department of Buildings (DOB) Commissioner Robert LiMandri today announced the City is prepared to implement the Bicycle Access to Office Buildings Law (Local Law 52), which aims to increase bicycle commuting by helping cyclists gain access to secure parking at their office buildings during the workday.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-052 |
Monday, November 9, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that commuter bicycling in New York City has increased by a dramatic 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.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-049 |
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transportation Alternatives (T.A.) today announced the second annual Bike Friendly Business Competition in New York City is underway and called for entries.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-044 |
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
"This indoor bike-access legislation opens the door to improved access and parking for the growing number of bicycle riders in the City.
"Having a secure place to lock or store a bike and the ability to bring a bike into an office building is more than an amenity; a lack of this kind of access can be a deal breaker for would-be bike commuters.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-030A |
Wednesday, July 08, 2009
NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined with NYC Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe, NYC Health Department Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. to complete 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.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-030 |
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced the launch of the new LOOK campaign, a dramatic, multi-platform public-service announcement which is already being seen by millions citywide on television networks and on posters at subway stations and other outdoor advertising locations.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-026 |
Friday, May 8, 2009
With hundreds of miles of new, world-class bike lanes and more than 200 eventsto attend, New Yorkers have more ways to celebrate Bike Month NYC 2009
PRESS RELEASE # 09-022 |
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
The New York City Department of Transportation today announced that rolling street, bridge and highway closures will occur on Sunday, May 3rd throughout the City to facilitate the annual TD Bank Five Boro Bike Tour. Beginning at 6:30 a.m. at Battery Park in Manhattan, rolling street closures will follow the bike tour as it moves along the 42-mile route through Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn before concluding in Staten Island at 6 p.m.
PRESS RELEASE # 09-019 |
Friday, November 14, 2008
A New Sidewalk Bicycle Rack is selected for New York City and Two Designs for Bicycle Parking in Buildings Are Recognized
PRESS RELEASE # 08-051 |
Tuesday, October 30, 2008
DOT giving away light this week; Calls on drivers to be more aware of fastest growing street user
PRESS RELEASE # 08-047 |
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Prototypes are currently installed at Astor Place; winners to be announced October 24
PRESS RELEASE # 08-040 |
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Five government office buildings will see a total 300% increase in available bike parking for City workers
PRESS RELEASE # 08-032 |
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Nine new, whimsical designs expected to spark interest in cycling among New Yorkers while adding eye-catching art to the City’s streets
PRESS RELEASE # 08-031 |
Thursday, July 31, 2008
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Transportation Alternatives (TA) Executive Director Paul Steely-White today announced the winners of the inaugural Bike Friendly Business Competition.
PRESS RELEASE # 08-024 |
Wednesday, July 9, 2008
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) released this week a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) to examine the possibility of creating a bike share program in New York City.
PRESS RELEASE # 08-020 |
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that the planned citywide bicycle improvements are on schedule, and an even more ambitious program is planned for the next twelve months.
PRESS RELEASE # 08-019 |
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced rolling street closures will take place on Sunday May 4th throughout the City to facilitate the Annual Five Borough Bike Tour.
PRESS RELEASE # 08-012 |
Sunday, April 27, 2008
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) and Transportation Alternatives today announced the first Bike Friendly Business Competition in New York City.
PRESS RELEASE # 08-010 |
Thursday, March 13, 2008
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Paul Warwick Thompson, Director of Smithsonian’s Cooper Hewitt, National Design Museum, today announced an international design competition for bike parking in New York City.
PRESS RELEASE # 08-009 |
Monday, February 4, 2008
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today accepted the Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) Award from the League of American Bicyclists during a meeting at City Hall. The award recognizes New York's commitment to improving conditions for bicycling and its investment in bicycling programs and facilities.
MAYOR'S PRESS RELEASE # PR- 038-08 |
Monday, October 1, 2007
New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today announced that construction has begun at Grand Army Plaza on three large, landscaped pedestrian islands, five crosswalks and a protected bike path which will provide new safe connections for both pedestrians and cyclists.
PRESS RELEASE # 07-90 |
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined NYC Deputy Health Commissioner Lorna Thorpe, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul Steely White, and other representatives from the NYC Bicycle Safety Coalition to kick off the 2007 LOOK bicycle safety campaign.
PRESS RELEASE # pr07-84 |
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Two commercial cyclist safety laws sponsored by Council members Gale Brewer and Alan Gerson take effect on July 26th, 2007, the city Department of Transportation announced today.
PRESS RELEASE # 07-63 |
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Thursday, July 12, 2007
New York City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan today joined City Councilmember David Yassky and Community Board 1 Transportation Chair Teresa Toro to announce the completion of a new bicycle parking facility at the Bedford L subway stop in Williamsburg.
PRESS RELEASE # 07-56 |
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Chinese Chamber of Commerce Chairman David J. Louie announced today that they will distribute free NYC bicycle helmets to delivery workers on Tuesday, June 26th, 2007.
PRESS RELEASE # 07-49 |
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Friday, December 8, 2006
New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Iris Weinshall today joined Transportation Alternatives Executive Director Paul White and cycling advocates to announce DOT's completion of newly designed shared lane signs and bicycle pavement markings.
PRESS RELEASE #06-71 |
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Tuesday September 12, 2006
New York City Transportation Commissioner Iris Weinshall today joined Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas R. Frieden, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe and Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly to announce a series of unprecedented bicycle safety improvements, including the addition of 200 miles of new on-street bicycle facilities (paths, lanes and routes) over the next three years.
PRESS RELEASE #06-50 |
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Tuesday, June 6, 2006
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced plans for 5 miles of new bicycle lanes and a series of traffic calming measures aimed at enhancing safety and connecting Prospect Park and the Dean and Bergen street bicycle lanes in Crown Heights and Prospect Heights to bicycle attractors such as the Manhattan Bridge, DUMBO/Vinegar Hill, the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Fort Greene Park.
PRESS RELEASE #06-37 |
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Thursday November 10, 2005
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced that initial work began this week on a new two-way bicycle path on Tillary Street, between Cadman Plaza West and the Brooklyn Bridge Bike/Foot Path.
PRESS RELEASE #05-80 |
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced plans for the construction of a new two-way bicycle path on Sands Street, between Navy Street and the Manhattan Bridge Bike Path entrance.
PRESS RELEASE #05-43 |
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