{"id":2303,"date":"2024-09-12T10:08:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/?p=2303"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:09:51","slug":"dot-plans-protected-bike-lane-and-safety-enhancements-on-bedford-avenue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/nycpolitics\/dot-plans-protected-bike-lane-and-safety-enhancements-on-bedford-avenue\/","title":{"rendered":"DOT Plans Protected Bike Lane and Safety Enhancements on Bedford Avenue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New York City Department of Transportation on Tuesday said that construction will begin this week on a new protected bicycle lane and major safety enhancements along Bedford Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant.<\/p>\n<p>The 1.5-mile project will also include pedestrian islands to improve visibility and reduce crossing distances, as well as new loading zones to maintain curbside access, according to a press release.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"figure figure-l\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"file-3764548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vmcdn.ca\/f\/files\/bkreader\/images\/bedfordbike.jpg;w=960\" alt=\"bedfordbike\" \/><figcaption>. Photo: Supplied\/NYC DOT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe addition of a parking-protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue will create a critical cycling link in an area where bicycle ridership is booming, while making the road safer for everyone\u2014whether you\u2019re walking, biking, or traveling by car,\u201d said DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.<\/p>\n<p>The agency plans to complete the project by the end of the year and the redesign is part of the city&#8217;s Vision Zero initiative, aimed at reducing traffic fatalities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget-dfp gam widget-inject widget-inject-centre\" data-id=\"930186\" data-widget=\"41\" data-per=\"40\" data-min=\"\" data-path=\"\/21842630800\/NET_Inline1\" data-lazy=\"true\" data-targeting=\"[]\" data-dim-m=\"[[300, 250], [300, 600], [300, 300], [320, 320], [336, 280], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\" data-dim-t=\"[[300, 250], [300, 300], [320, 320], [640, 480], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\" data-dim-d=\"[[300, 250], [300, 300], [320, 320], [640, 480], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\" data-size=\"[[300, 250], [300, 300], [320, 320], [640, 480], [320, 50], [360, 120], [320, 100], 'fluid']\">\n<div class=\"slot slot-widget slot-is-empty\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/21842630800\/NET_Inline1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bedford Avenue, a Vision Zero Priority Corridor, has been the site of five pedestrian fatalities since 2020 and is notorious for vehicular speeding.<\/p>\n<p>Cycling is on the rise in nearby neighborhoods, with Brooklyn Community Board 3 reporting more than 4,000 Citi Bike members and 494,000 Citi Bike trips originating in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBedford Avenue has been among Brooklyn\u2019s most dangerous corridors for too long,\u201d said Council Member Che Oss\u00e9. \u201cThis project is a win for everyone: As Bedford becomes safer, more people will choose to commute via bicycle, reducing pollution and congestion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Crews will begin milling Bedford Avenue between Dean Street and Lafayette Avenue this week, the first step in the multi-week redesign process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis much-needed protected bike lane on Bedford Avenue will help smooth transportation through Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights,\u201d said Assemblymember Phara Souffrant Forrest.<\/p>\n<p>The redesign of Bedford Avenue is expected to be completed by year-end.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New York City Department of Transportation on Tuesday said that construction will begin this week on a new protected bicycle lane and major safety enhancements along Bedford Avenue in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5888,"featured_media":2304,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,50,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brooklyn","category-by-borough","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v26.6) - 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