by Emma Davey City work crews have been removing protections on a three-block stretch of the Bedford Avenue bike lane.
NY1 reports that “the lane is being shifted from its current position next to the sidewalk to the other side of parked cars, placing cyclists adjacent to moving traffic.”
The section spans from Flushing to Willoughby avenues and was recently subject to a tumultuous legal battle, with back-and-forth from various judges leaving the project’s status uncertain.
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