CB 4 Wants On-Street Bike Parking for Ninth Avenue
CHEKPEDS reports that Community Board 4 voted last week for the creation of on-street parking spots for bikes along Ninth 
Avenue:
DOT had sent the board a list of bike racks to install on our sidewalks. After an extensive review, it became apparent that in many locations there is not enough space to accommodate both large bike racks and pedestrians, while the many bike deliveries businesses definitely need a solution. This concept should sound familiar, since the community recommended this approach as part of the 9th Avenue Renaissance vision.
It’s a concept that’s also familiar to DOT, as last year the city swapped three car spaces for 30 bike spots in Williamsburg. CHEKPEDS is proposing that two car parking spots per intersection — one on the east, one on the west — along Ninth between 36th and 56th Streets be converted for bike parking.
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