Flushing Avenue Bike Lane Plans Revealed
The Department of Transportation presented its plans to remake Flushing Avenue as part of the ongoing master-planning of the 14-mile Brooklyn Greenway. Streetsblog, where this image first appeared, summed up the plan this way: The Flushing Avenue project would construct a two-way bike path from Williamsburg Street West to Navy Street, separated from traffic by…
The Department of Transportation presented its plans to remake Flushing Avenue as part of the ongoing master-planning of the 14-mile Brooklyn Greenway. Streetsblog, where this image first appeared, summed up the plan this way:
The Flushing Avenue project would construct a two-way bike path from Williamsburg Street West to Navy Street, separated from traffic by a nine-foot planted median. Vehicle traffic would travel in one westbound lane, between two lanes of parking. Only three curb cuts providing vehicle access to the Brooklyn Navy Yard would interrupt the bike path along the length of the project. Passengers on the B69 and B57 would disembark at bus bulbs constructed in the center median, with eastbound bus routes diverted to Park Avenue.
We’re still not used to those weird parking lanes over on Kent, but hopefully that planted median will make this one work better. There’s a planning workshop for the Greenway at Borough Hall on March 25th. You can also support the non-profit Greenway by attending the fundraiser tonight at ñ in Dumbo from 6 to 8 p.m.
Flushing to Get Two-Way Protected Bike Lane [Brooklyn Paper]
DOT Proposes Flushing Ave Bikeway [Streetsblog]
It’s already one lane each way, and there’s hardly any eastbound traffic. So what’s the problem?
It’s hardly “putting bikes above cars” when 2/3 of the road width is still being exclusively devoting to the movement and storage of cars.
As an avid cyclist, I think this is putting bikes above cars a little too much. Is Flushing a busy street? If so, one lane for driving with parking on both sides sounds like a nightmare in the making.
Great project – traffic calming and shorter crossing distances are benefits for pedestrians, safe bike path for cyclists.
The fundraiser is for the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, a nonprofit that advocates and plans for the greenway.
for the Greenway not DOT
“You can also support the cause by attending the fundraiser tonight at ñ in Dumbo from 6 to 8 p.m.”
A fundraiser for a municipal project????
Actually, after looking at the dimensions, even I think this is overkill. This could easily be a two way street, particularly as bus traffic is involved.
We should adopt the Parisian system of combining bus and cycle lanes, makes so much sense given the infrequency of buses.
good – that part of flushing is pretty treacherous.
is there a way to cut thru the navy yard when going from North to South Brooklyn?
let the haters begin…