Eyes on the Street: Upper Manhattan Gets First Taste of Protected Cycling

Cyclists heading north on St. Nick can wait to cross Amsterdam Avenue in a bike box, before they enter a parking protected contra-flow lane on the other side. A pedestrian refuge island also shortens crossing distances and calms traffic. Photo: BicyclesOnly via Flickr.
DOT’s planned safety improvements for the intersection of St. Nicholas and Amsterdam Avenues [...]

Source: http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/12/08/eyes-on-the-street-upper-manhattan-gets-first-taste-of-protected-cycling/

Niki Lauda† Roger Laurent Giovanni Lavaggi Chris Lawrence