Eyes on the Street: Good News and Bad News for Midtown Bike Commuters
Hats off to @J_uptown, who spotted this bit of temporary bike infrastructure in Midtown. He writes:
Unfinished 9th Ave protected #bikenyc lane gets protected detour at 50th! Thx @NYC_DOT
Nice to see DOT taking a page from cities like Copenhagen, where construction crews take care to keep cyclists safe. The extension of protected bike lanes on Eighth and Ninth Avenues will improve safety for cyclists and pedestrians north to 59th Street. The project was proposed by DOT and endorsed by Community Board 4 last year.
Jacob also tweeted a shot of the new bike lane on 30th Street at Ninth, where DOT has sandwiched cyclists between two through lanes and a double turn lane. It’s hard to imagine Citi Bike riders lined up in this lane, surrounded by crosstown traffic. See it after the jump.
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