New Bike Lanes on Smith and Hoyt
Good news for BoCoCa bikers, as this spring will bring extended bike lanes to and from the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. Bicycle lanes on Smith and Hoyt street will be added, with the Smith street lane going from Bergen to 9th Street, and the Hoyt Street lane going from Bergen to 3rd Street. Nine parking…
Good news for BoCoCa bikers, as this spring will bring extended bike lanes to and from the Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridges. Bicycle lanes on Smith and Hoyt street will be added, with the Smith street lane going from Bergen to 9th Street, and the Hoyt Street lane going from Bergen to 3rd Street. Nine parking spots will be lost on Hoyt between Bergen and Wyckoff. Worth the trade?
Smith and Hoyt Streets Bicycle Lane Extensions [New York City DOT]
Dipster — The same goes for bus lanes. If the city REALLY wants the revenue (and to improve traffic), they would have an army of financially self-sustaining meter maids and tow trucks enforcing double-parking. The could also pay off-duty police to ACTUALLY enforce moving violations. (reckless diving, crazy speeds, no signals, turning right from the left lane, etc.)
Just depends on the neighborhood, tybur. Street parking in Ditmas Park is easy b/c many of the houses have driveways. It is difficult in Park Slope and impossible in BH.
Minard… “although they also desperately need the license and registration fees.” REALLY?! If that’s the case, why are 60% of the cars in Brooklyn registered in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, etc etc etc.
By the way, I own a car. I am fully registered and *insured* at my legal address in Brooklyn. I am also an avid supporter of biking as a VERY valid and much needed transportation alternative in this city. I, myself, am one of these people that prefer a bike over my car for many activities.
And i will second the fact that parking in Brooklyn is NOT HORRIFIC?! I live in a neighborhood with PLENTY of parking. Just like people say, “Tybur6, don’t bitch about housing costs in prime Brooklyn, look elsewhere!” I will say the same thing to you! If you can’t find a parking spot live somewhere else. That being said, when i drive places all over this fine town… I seldom have trouble finding a spot. In fact, I’ve never found no parking. There’s always parking somewhere relatively nearby.
The loss of these 9 spots for the storage of *personal property* is a VERY fair trade for the added safety of MANY MANY bikes and pedestrians.
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Such ideology and contempt for fellow citizens who do not share the fervor!
exactly. between the envirofascists, greentards, and food nazis… grrr it’s like fine, do what you want, but stop pushing down everyone elses throats and claiming moral superiority.
*rob*
“Nine parking spots will be lost on Hoyt between Bergen and Wyckoff. Worth the trade?”
Absolutely. Streets are for moving, not for parking.
Yawn – same old arguement
“waaah parking in brooklyn is hard”
“waaah people on bikes run red lights”
“waaah riding bikes is so suburban”
that said – bike lane on smith is a bad idea -it will just be a fancy green double parking zone.
“NYC is all about alternative transit, drivers. If you want a car culture move to LA or Atlanta or the burbs.”
In my experience the people who have been in NYC the longest are most likely to have cars (I am / was admittedly and exception to this).
And if people who own cars use them less, then more parking is needed.
Some of these posters (I suspect they are quite young) sound like the youth brigades in Mao’s China.
Such ideology and contempt for fellow citizens who do not share the fervor!
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fellow brooklynites:
dont be afraid to think long term & grander scale! it will inevitably lead you outside the (car) box.
you do know it’s that kind of holier than thou attitude that makes people not like bicyclists right? and this is coming from someone who has never even had a drivers license!
*rob*