Status Report: Sands Street Bike Path Ready Next Week

sands_st_paved.jpgYou’re not really supposed to do this yet, but next week the bridge approach on Sands Street should officially open.

There’s a fresh coat of asphalt on the Sands Street bike path, and guys on the construction crew say this long-awaited approach to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge should officially open for riding next week. Still to come: pavement markings and fencing.

Streetsblog’s offices are just a short walk away on Water Street, and I figure it’s not often that you get to show a piece of heavy duty bike infrastructure round into form, so here are a few more pictures showing the progress since last week. To appreciate how much this project will improve commutes for cyclists, check out the "before" pictures from last September.

sands_street_crew.jpgThe crew works on the section between Navy Street and Gold Street.
sands_street_signal.jpgThis signal, at the intersection of Sands and Gold, is for cyclists.
fence_markings.jpgThis is the barrier separating the bike path from auto traffic. The silver markings are there to guide installation of a fence.

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Eyes on the Street: Sands Street Bike Path Almost Rideable

By Ben Fried |
Soon, you won’t have to ride in car traffic on the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge. The long-awaited Sands Street bike path, a protected approach to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge which took a few years longer than expected to go through New York City’s construction bureaucracy, looks tantalizingly close to […]

The Sands Street Shuffle

By Ben Fried |
An evening commuter enters the Sands Street bike path at Jay Street, after descending from the Manhattan Bridge. Last month, the long-awaited Sands Street bike path officially opened, giving cyclists a much safer connection to the Brooklyn side of the Manhattan Bridge. From what I can tell so far, everyone loves the new protected space […]

DOT: Sands Street Bike Path Not Quite Finished

By Ben Fried |
The Sands Street path runs from Navy Street to the foot of the Manhattan Bridge at Jay Street. This afternoon the DOT press office emailed a brief reply to our query about potential safety enhancements to the recently opened Sands Street bike path. They say some details of the path, which is rideable for cyclists, […]

Today: Celebrate a Livable Streets Milestone With TA

By Brad Aaron |
Workers add markings to the Sands Street lane. Photo: brooklynbybike/Flickr Later today, Transportation Alternatives will mark the completion of a major Brooklyn livable streets improvement — a protected bike lane on the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge. Sands Street is where, in 2005, TA Senior Policy Advisor Noah Budnick was seriously injured after […]

Double-Parkers Gravitate Into Sands Street Bike Path

By Ben Fried |
Time Warner sets up an operation in the Sands Street bike path. Photo: Gothamist. Cyclists riding across the Manhattan Bridge have had about a month to try out the new Sands Street bike path, and based on the reviews so far, two major kinks are marring an otherwise sterling project. First, motorists, especially delivery vehicles, […]