Transportation Alternatives, an activist coalition with the support of several Brooklyn elected officials, published an open letter last week addressed to Mayor Eric Adams and Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis RodrÃguez concerning bike lane safety in North Brooklyn.
Transportation Alternatives charges that the current set-up of the bike lane on Grand Street does not adequately meet the safety needs of the community, as the initial safety features they first envisioned for the space were not…
As both vehicle owner and very frequent biker/bike-commuter, I say the Grand street setup is better than previous, but still faultily conceived. DOT did what they felt would work, but I see drivers, ride service and delivery people blocking feebly-protected bike lanes. // A fully-protected two-way bike lane on the north side of grand street makes the most sense. They’d have to restripe the street, but this way they could keep traffic out, and the rest of Grand would be for traffic, for parking/delivery, etc. — DO IT.