Bicycling

Ninth Avenue Bike Path Expands Northward

The Open Planning Project's Lily Bernheimer snapped these shots of the Ninth Avenue separated bike path, now being extended from 23rd Street to 31st.

By Brad Aaron

11:53 AM EDT on October 3, 2008

The Open Planning Project’s Lily Bernheimer snapped these shots of the Ninth Avenue separated bike path, now being extended from 23rd Street to 31st.

Plastic bollards separate bikes from car and truck traffic at W. 23rd.

Pedestrian island under construction at 29th.

The 31st Street island is already getting some use.

Bet you didn’t see this one coming.

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.

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