CB7 Says No to 5th Avenue Bike Lanes in Sunset Park
A plan to link neighborhoods with miles of bike lanes through Sunset Park was quashed Wednesday by Community Board 7, reported DNAinfo. The proposal had been recommended by a 2010 Department of Transportation feasibility study. Opponents of the plan pointed out that the proposed route is one heavily used by trucks and narrows at one…
A plan to link neighborhoods with miles of bike lanes through Sunset Park was quashed Wednesday by Community Board 7, reported DNAinfo. The proposal had been recommended by a 2010 Department of Transportation feasibility study. Opponents of the plan pointed out that the proposed route is one heavily used by trucks and narrows at one point too much to accommodate a bike lane. The proposal called for 2.3 miles of bike lines along 5th Avenue from 23rd Street to 65th Street, where it would meet up with bike lanes already running along 5th Avenue north of 23rd Street. 5th Avenue was chosen because it is already heavily used by bicyclists, and alternatives 3rd and 4th avenues appear to be even worse for cyclists. “What’s trying to be done is to connect the lanes into a functional network,” said Michael Murphy, spokesman for cycling advocacy group Transportation Alternatives. “If you ride one block and then the lane stops, it’s not doing you much good.”
Brooklyn 5th Avenue Bike Lanes Rejected [DNAinfo]
Photo of 5th Avenue by Kaytor
Not every street in the city has to have a bikelane. Some morons decided it was a good idea to put one on hoyt street. One of the narrowest streets in Carroll gardens, barely enough room for cars to pass w/o taking out a side mirror. Bikers go where ever they want anyway so what does it matter. Save some tax money for the paint on the road.