Closing Bell: No Love for the Adams Street Bike Lane
When Morton’s Steakhouse opens in the Adams Street Marriott, better not try to bring your bike. The bike lane in this part of town is consistently blocked by parked and idling buses and town cars. Why aren’t the transit police slapping these vehicles with tickets? You’d think it would be an easy source of revenue…
When Morton’s Steakhouse opens in the Adams Street Marriott, better not try to bring your bike. The bike lane in this part of town is consistently blocked by parked and idling buses and town cars. Why aren’t the transit police slapping these vehicles with tickets? You’d think it would be an easy source of revenue for the city.
It looks pretty to clear to me that the autos in this pic are TLC, FHV, limos, black cars or whatever you might call them.
The driver is probably sitting there at the wheel.
IMHO – the growth of this ‘industry’ in NYC is by far on of the largest contributers to ‘congestion’ that the mayor supposedly is trying to alleviate. But glaringly, they are left out of any ‘congestion pricing’ scheme.
(is it because the users of this service are
a different demographic?)
In midtown traffic they are as common or more common than yellow cabs. They park (or stand if you prefer) in no parking zones, truck loading zones (forcing trucks to double park or continue circling), double park on avenues, and line side streets waiting for next call.
They seem immune to any enforcement by police whether blocking bike lanes or anywhere else they choose to wait (and of course this time of year sit idling spewing fumes).
Chiming in a little late here, but I was driving up Bedford Ave today, and I cannot believe the way that certain drivers will take that bike lane and use it as their personal express lane. One livery driver sped by me at at least 50 mph this morning. It’s a huge bike lane that should add a lot of safety, but i felt terrified for the bicyclists I saw along my way. I have to drive for my job, but I always try to give courtesy to bicyclists. If the roads were a little safer, it would be a preferred method of transit for a lot more people (including myself).
I also think it’s a real set up for failure to put a bike lane there. OF COURSE there is going to be increased traffic and standing in front of a hotel. There must be some other place to put the bike lane.
I’m totally in favor of biking being made easier in the city, but I can’t tell you how many times in the last two weeks I have been almost run down by people on bikes, all of whom were not wearing helmets, and most of whom were white, middle class parents/business people or hipsters, NOT delivery people.
4:58 PM “Demolish the hotel. Problem solved”
I guess this was a shot at sarcastic humor.
The Marriot was a serious milestone in the rebirth of Brooklyn. Brooklyn has become a destination! I am glad they are doing well.
serious comment
i really have written to and have been called back by the mayor department, the dot, and the police.
all said that something was going to be done.
that was over a year ago.
i guess i am not dead yet so it is not worth fixing the problem
I love bike lanes. I think everybody should ride a bike or take a bus. Except for me, i wouldn’t give up my lex for the world. I think they should put in congestion pricing and make people pay twenty bucks to cross the Brooklyn Bridge. Too many poor people are driving. You look over on the bridge and the people next to you are in some gas-guzzling jalopy from the last century. they should not be on the bridge. Put in tolls, put in congestion pricing, the roads should be for those who can afford them.
The green stripes have something to do with bicycles? Who in their right mind would be riding a bicycle on Adams Street? Bicycles are for the park. I thought the green stripes were for St. Patrick’s day. Ha!
Bicycles? These guys in Boro Hall crack me up. They are the biggest kidders in the world.
4:53 you are clearly an IDIOT.
I thought the green paint just meant bonus points.