Comments on: Bay Ridge Mother Stirs Street Safety Awakening at Brooklyn CB 10 http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/12/bay-ridge-mother-stirs-street-safety-awakening-at-brooklyn-cb-10/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/12/bay-ridge-mother-stirs-street-safety-awakening-at-brooklyn-cb-10/comment-page-1/#comment-217971 gecko Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:33:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=166411#comment-217971 it is difficult to believe that NY DoT is not considering protected bicycle lanes in each direction on 4th and even 3rd avenues -- with a modest amount of public pedestrian space -- all from bay ridge to downtown brooklyn which would greatly calm down the area and improve safety even more. since the area seems to be greatly underserved by transit a public bicycle system could be created say, along 4th-avenue-only with connections to the many systems in downtown brooklyn and proposed developments. since these are protected bikeways with a certain amount of inherent safety, recumbent and semi-recumbent tricycles with electric assists might be employed with all sorts of public outreach to attract people who would not consider trying the system or otherwise be uncomfortable on conventional upright bicycles. it is difficult to believe that NY DoT is not considering protected bicycle lanes in each direction on 4th and even 3rd avenues — with a modest amount of public pedestrian space — all from bay ridge to downtown brooklyn which would greatly calm down the area and improve safety even more.

since the area seems to be greatly underserved by transit a public bicycle system could be created say, along 4th-avenue-only with connections to the many systems in downtown brooklyn and proposed developments.

since these are protected bikeways with a certain amount of inherent safety, recumbent and semi-recumbent tricycles with electric assists might be employed with all sorts of public outreach to attract people who would not consider trying the system or otherwise be uncomfortable on conventional upright bicycles.

]]> By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2010/03/12/bay-ridge-mother-stirs-street-safety-awakening-at-brooklyn-cb-10/comment-page-1/#comment-217951 gecko Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:46:04 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=166411#comment-217951 recently commuted by bike for a couple of months from 9th St to 92nd St along 5th ave to bay ridge, brooklyn. on the return evening trip kind of amazing the amount of double-parking often with backing up and u-turns. totally unreal. a single police officer walking 5th ave daily simply advising drivers to obey the laws would accomplish a lot. wouldn't even have to give out tickets. wouldn't be much a political issue and would likely greatly improve safety. by bike in the morning it would take about 30 minutes. by bike in the evening it would take about 40 minutes because of all the cars. and, drivers still feel highly frustrated with a single bicycle in front and a street otherwise filled with cars. recently commuted by bike for a couple of months from 9th St to 92nd St along 5th ave to bay ridge, brooklyn.

on the return evening trip kind of amazing the amount of double-parking often with backing up and u-turns. totally unreal.

a single police officer walking 5th ave daily simply advising drivers to obey the laws would accomplish a lot. wouldn’t even have to give out tickets. wouldn’t be much a political issue and would likely greatly improve safety.

by bike in the morning it would take about 30 minutes.

by bike in the evening it would take about 40 minutes because of all the cars.

and, drivers still feel highly frustrated with a single bicycle in front and a street otherwise filled with cars.

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