Bike Lane Network Coming This Summer to Ridgewood and Glendale!

Following approval from Community Board 5’s Transportation Committee, the full board approved a proposal for bike lanes in Ridgewood and Glendale with a 29-5 vote this week. Queens Courier reports that the DOT will implement the first phase – outlined in solid blue lines on the map above – this summer. According to the Courier, one set of lanes runs parallel on Woodward and Onderdonk avenues from Flushing Avenue to Cooper Avenue, with another set along Harman and Himrod streets from Evergreen Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue.

The DOT also promised to evaluate an even larger network of bike lanes in the area, particularly in Maspeth and Middle Village. Those lanes will not be implemented until 2015. CB5 had worked with the DOT on this extensive proposal for several years.

Board Approves Proposed Bike Lanes in Ridgewood and Glendale [Queens Courier]
Bike Lanes Look Likely for Ridgewood and Glendale this Summer [Q’Stoner]
Bike Lane Proposals Moving Ahead for Ridgewood, Maspeth, and Middle Village [Q’Stoner]

Map courtesy of NYC City Planning, via Queens Courier