One Orthodox Jewish community leader fighting against the installation of new cycling infrastructure said that if 'the city wants to improve [South Williamsburg], let them give us a baby carriage lane.”
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The city's department of transportation announced plans on Monday to install new bike lanes across the five boroughs — including one on Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn that stops just short of filling a glaring hole in the city’s cycling network.
But the city doesn’t intend to extend the lane into South Williamsburg, where Orthodox Jewish community leaders have for years fought against the installation of new cycling infrastructure. Years ago, the area of the street between Flushing and Division Avenues had markings for a bike lane. But following pushback from local activists like Abraham, the DOT in 2009 replaced the bike lane markings with wider areas for street parking.
Jon Orcutt, head of the advocacy group Bike New York who was a policy director for the city DOT under former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, said a new protected bike lane for the area is a “no-brainer."But Orcutt noted longstanding challenges have hindered the construction of cycling infrastructure in the area.
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