Bicycling

Eyes on the Street: Dekalb Bike Lane Used for NYPD Parking

From Clinton Hill Blog via Gothamist:

By Brad Aaron

3:56 PM EDT on June 12, 2008

Since I’ve been biking a lot lately, I’ve
come to realize how wonderful bike lanes actually are. I’m pleased to
say that we now have a bike lane on both Myrtle AND DeKalb! However, I
have noticed that the DeKalb bike lane seems to be contributing to the
bottle necking that happens around Classon Ave, causing a backup.
It’s not actually the bike lane that’s causing this.
The cause is the police parking. Cop cars cut off an entire lane
just west of Classon on DeKalb, and now that practice has become even
more dangerous.

This intersection has already become a
traffic nightmare, and now cyclists have to divert out into traffic
that’s already dangerous. Surely there must be a better way to arrange
this. With a huge increase in neighborhood traffic (especially on
Sundays with the Flea), this isn’t cool.
Speaking of bike lanes, WE NEED ONE ON LAFAYETTE AVENUE!!! ASAP!!!

Brad Aaron

Brad Aaron began writing for Streetsblog in 2007, after years as a reporter, editor, and publisher in the alternative weekly business. Brad adopted New York's dysfunctional traffic justice system as his primary beat for Streetsblog. He lives in Manhattan.