Yesterday while cruising from Greenpoint into Williamsburg I discovered that I was in a bike lane. How did this happen? This wasn’t here forty-eight hours ago? When? Why? Needless to say, I was ecstatic, so ecstatic that I pulled out my iPhone while riding and snapped this pic, hence the blurriness. The new bike lane on Driggs, which begins at Leonard Ave and heads South towards the Williamsburg Bridge, is just one of three new bike lanes, which will create an additional 4.6 miles of bike lanes in North Brooklyn. The other lanes will be located on Grand St and Borinquen Place.
Hayes Lord, acting Bicycle Program coordinator for DOT, recently noted that “These improvements will provide greater Williamsburg Bridge access for communities in North and East Williamsburg.” The plan will transform Borinquen Place from a four lane road to a three lane road with a bike lane in between Grand and Keap. While bikers and pedestrians seem pleased with the new developments, business owners are worried about a lack of parking, an ever prevalent issue in North Brooklyn when dealing with bike lanes. Regardless of worries, the new bike lanes will ensure a safer, greener way of transporation for many people in the neighborhood, while also making the Williamsburg Brige much more accessible.
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