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June 23, 2008

Closing Bell: Bike Shelter Full Up

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Looks like this bicycle parking shelter at DeKalb and Flatbush, as snapped by a reader last Friday, is pretty popular. The shelter is one of several the DOT's installed around the city this year.




Posted by Gabby at 4:00 PM | Comments (27)
Categories: Quality of Life, Transportation

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Really looks out of place. These are the type of things they do in Europe. Is Brooklyn ready for this? How long will it last before someone starts complaining about their tax dollars going for a fancy bike rack?

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 4:26 PM

I think it's almost laughable...space for about 8 bikes right across from a University ! Go figure. Also across the street from Fulton Mall.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 4:39 PM

I love these...

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:00 PM

I think these are fantastic but there should be a lot more of them.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:00 PM

Um...4:26...almost every civilized person I know thinks that many of the things they do in Europe are far superior to the way things are done here. I think these are terrific! And they are being used apparently, which is even better news.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:04 PM

Brooklyn is ready for this! More bikes...less fat people...less cars...less pollution!

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:04 PM

These have to be absurdly expensive. Is this an "experiment"? Are we breaking new ground here? There's no way the city can build shelters like these to fill the need. Queen Mike needs to put something fast and cheap to accomedate all the bikes out there.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:09 PM

These were all paid for by CEMUSA along with the new bus shelters, the new newstands and new public toilets. In exchange they get to advertise.

Still want to complain about the millions and millions of dollars of free improvements to our city to GASP...make it look more like Europe!

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:13 PM

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/sidewalks/streetfurniture.shtml

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:16 PM

The more of these that get built, the more people will realize that bikes are a viable way of getting around the city. I say, bravo!

I also noticed new bike lanes were painted on Berkeley Place this past weekend. Has anyone noticed any other new bike lanes?

Posted by: Park Sloper at June 23, 2008 5:33 PM

Park Sloper...I agree!!

They also added bike lanes to Lincoln Place, one up from Berkeley...

I love them, but there doesn't seem to be much room for the bike lane and the car lane. Do you agree??

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 5:44 PM

Yes, I had the same thought -- these are narrow streets anyway. But I think as drivers get used to seeing these lanes, they'll adjust their driving habits accordingly.

Posted by: Park Sloper at June 23, 2008 5:46 PM

"as drivers get used to seeing these lanes, they'll adjust their driving habits accordingly"

I doubt that. Drivers will keep double-parking in them, alas. Unless some serious ticketing starts.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 6:07 PM

Some people always look for the negative. If you're against *double parking* in general, say so.

Otherwise, how is it different to double park in a *car lane* vs a *bike lane*?

If you cannot negotiate around a parked car on a street like Berkeley Pl, you should not be cycling. (It may be necessary to say I'm a regular cyclist, but who is unfazed by double-parked cars.)

Streets are meant to be shared.

Posted by: cmu at June 23, 2008 6:50 PM

"Streets are meant to be shared."

And bike lanes are not meant for parking cars.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 7:39 PM

If you park in a bike lane, you will receive a ticket which cost $115.00 unless you have a commercial vehicle. I know because I got a ticket on Carlton Ave between Dekalb and Willoughby.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 7:59 PM

YES! this is the GREATEST!!!! the more bike racks the merrier!!! RAH RAH RAH ... GO GO GO ... RAH RAH RAH ... keep up the great work everyone! and build more of these!!

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 8:12 PM

"Streets are meant to be shared."

And cyclists should not ride against the flow of traffic.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 8:15 PM

cyclists should not ride against the flow of traffic,
also they should not ride on the side walk.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:06 PM

"cyclists should not ride against the flow of traffic, also they should not ride on the side walk."

Agreed and agreed.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:11 PM

Some sidewalks are ok to ride on.

I ride on the sidewalks around the cirlce and Prospect Park Southwest.

Posted by: guest at June 23, 2008 9:49 PM

Why are those sidewalks "ok to ride on"?

Because you want to?

Posted by: guest at June 24, 2008 1:15 AM

Nice. But laughably small...

Posted by: guest at June 24, 2008 7:45 AM

"Streets are meant to be shared."

The 'Street' extends from property line to property line. It includes the sidewalk. Drivers have adapted to not driving on the sidewalk (for the most part)- I think they should be able to adapt to not riding in the bike lanes. Bike lanes should be considered more akin to the 'sidewalk' portion of the 'street' and not the automotive part of it.

Posted by: guest at June 24, 2008 10:26 AM

4:26 here. I was being funny. Think they are fine, but they need to be much larger to accommodate more bikes.

Posted by: guest at June 24, 2008 1:06 PM

These are great - we need more of *any* kind of bike rack. I have ground floor apartment on the corner of 5th Ave next to a busy restaurant; I had eight bikes chained to my fence one afternoon. It's crazy - obviously, the need is there. Yet I can't get a bike rack for my corner from the city, because I am not a city-owned building.

Posted by: mscrochety at June 24, 2008 3:08 PM

An occasional car parked in your precious lane is no big deal. Keep railing on, and there will be more a backlash against us poor bikers than there is now.

And cycling the wrong way is not only the expeditious thing to do sometimes, it's also safer for the cyclist. I'm certainly not going all the way down to 5th av from 6th so I get back to my house on Carroll because of the one-way.

In many bike friendly cities (mostly in Europe) there are one-ways signs for vehicles with "bikes excepted".

Posted by: cmu at June 25, 2008 4:54 PM

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