Streetfilms: NYC Bike Lanes 101

by Elizabeth Press on October 19, 2009

Bike lanes: In some cities people are so desperate for them they'll go so far as to mark their own. (Editor's note: We know.)  Here in New York City, it feels like every time I get on my bike there is a new bike lane -- sometimes on the left, sometimes buffered, and sometimes completely separated from automobile traffic.

I recently had the opportunity to go for a ride with the NYC DOT bicycle boys, who explained the classes of bike lanes and showed off some of these inventive facilities.