After Several Biker Deaths, New Yorkers Ask Why NYC Does Not Have More Protected Bike Lanes

New York City has built hundreds of miles of protected bike lanes on City streets over the past several years, but is it enough? With 18 biker deaths last year, many New Yorkers are asking why there is not more protection, and why many of the drivers who hit them are not held accountable for their actions. Learn more in this short video from BRIC TV.

After a tragic bike accident, the city's implementation of protected bike lanes gets called into question. We hear from bike safety advocates and activists on how they work with elected officials to provide safe streets.

360° Video Shows You Proposed Mega Projects in New York City That Were Never Built

Never Built New York is a fascinating new exhibit at the Queens Museum that explores what the City would look like if many of the proposed mega-projects over the past century had been built instead of shelved. In this immersive 360° video from the New York Times, see some of these projects rendered as they would appear in the City today. Be sure to click/tap the "HD" button for the best experience.

This Interactive NYC Subway Map Lets You Visualize How Far You Can Travel in X Minutes

Photo: Viewing NYC

The NYC Travel Time Map is a unique interactive map from developer and designer Nate Parrott that allows you to see how far you can get in the subway from any stop at different times throughout the day. So if you click Grand Central to start, the map will distort itself to fall inside and outside the 30 and 60 minutes away rings to be accurate.

My favorite thing about the NYC subway map is how it's not geographically accurate—it disorts the sizes and shapes of boroughs to make the map easier to read. I thought it might be fun to make a subway map that distorts geography an a different way: based on travel times between stops.

Check out the interactive map to play around with the data.