PPW Bike Lanes Reducing Traffic Speed
Park Slope Neighbors conducted a radar gun study along Prospect Park West and found that average speeds on Prospect Park West have been reduced by nearly 25% by the addition of bike lanes. The group, which has been pro-bike lane from the beginning, also reported that the number of cars traveling more than 40 mph…
Park Slope Neighbors conducted a radar gun study along Prospect Park West and found that average speeds on Prospect Park West have been reduced by nearly 25% by the addition of bike lanes. The group, which has been pro-bike lane from the beginning, also reported that the number of cars traveling more than 40 mph has been cut by 95 percent. “Prospect Park West has been transformed from a noisy speedway on which nearly every vehicle was speeding to a calmer, quieter neighborhood street on which the great majority of drivers are now obeying the speed limit,” commented Park Slope Neighbors campaign coordinator Eric McClure. “What a difference a lane makes.” Brooklyn Borough President, who opposed the creation of the bike lanes, wasn’t buying it. “Double-parking is still commonplace and the result is more noise from car-honking, more pollution from traffic jams and more frustration to residents and visitors alike,” Markowitz told The Brooklyn Paper.
PPW Bike Lane Puts the Brakes on Speeders [Park Slope Neighbors]
“The prevalent attitude amongst city motorists is road-entitlement.”
That seems also to be the prevalent attitude held by bicyclists as well vs. the pedestrians.
“”Double-parking is still commonplace and the result is more noise from car-honking, more pollution from traffic jams and more frustration to residents and visitors alike,” Markowitz told The Brooklyn Paper.”
Wouldn’t it be the residents, or the resident’s visitors or deliveries, who are doing the double-parking?
IMBY — That’s exactly correct. Find *solutions* for key problems. Just calling the project a failure without taking the minimal effort to iron out the bugs… well, that’s just ridiculous.
By the way, why is it that Marty keeps being reelected?
OK tybur, keep your hair on. The holier-than-thou attitude ain’t particular to cyclists. But apart from the odd Pious hybrid driver, you won’t see it amongst car drivers. What motorist thinks they’re saving the world? The prevalent attitude amongst city motorists is road-entitlement.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: Bicycles kill puppies and orphans. Every single day. Thousands of them. If we don’t join Marty and defeat this scourge, there will soon be no puppies or orphans left in Brooklyn. Won’t you help? For only 70c a day…
ditto — who is saying bikes shouldn’t be ticketed?! Stop with the effing straw men just to get a rise.
Ticket EVERYONE for breaking the law… but currently NO ONE is being ticketed for ANYTHING. Also, don’t claim that the ‘holier-than-thou’ attitude particular to bicycles. Jaysus.
One way to make cars move slower is more cars and traffic congestion. Harder to drive fast in a traffic jam.
There is definitely a traffic problem at the start of Prospect Park West across from the green market and the assisted living apartment building. Double Parking needs to be severely enforced there. Loading zones /no parking areas need to be established at various points along the park to accommodate school buses, park users, ect. Marty lives in Windsor Terrace. Who do you think uses PPW?
I’ve definitely seen cars jump the red in NYC! You’re too busy checking out the city’s diversity DIBS.