{"id":277413,"date":"2021-06-17T21:38:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brooklyn-bridge-traffic-to-bike-lane-conversion-begins-monday\/"},"modified":"2021-06-17T21:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T18:38:36","slug":"brooklyn-bridge-traffic-to-bike-lane-conversion-begins-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-bridge-traffic-to-bike-lane-conversion-begins-monday\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brooklyn Bridge traffic-to-bike lane conversion begins Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Brooklyn Bridge traffic-to-bike lane conversion begins Monday<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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The city\u2019s Department of Transportation will close the Brooklyn Bridge\u2019s inner-most westbound lane off to car traffic on Monday night to convert the space into a two-way bike lane, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Construction on the bikeway will begin 9 p.m. Monday and wrap up \u201cby the fall,\u201d Hizzoner said during his daily press briefing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen that lane opens back up, it will be brand new. It will be for bikes only. It will be a beautiful and radical reimaging of a New York City icon,\u201d de Blasio said.<\/p>\n

The mayor\u2019s plan to transform the roadway would slap an eight-foot two-way bike lane on the inner westbound lane while retaining two 10-foot vehicle lanes.<\/p>\n

DOT plans to separate cyclists from automobiles using a barrier made of concrete and metal fencing, according to official renderings. <\/p>\n

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The plan will add an eight-foot two-way bike lane on the inner westbound lane of the bridge while retaining two 10-foot vehicle lanes.<\/figcaption>
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To safely connect cyclists to the lane, the city will install protected bike lanes on Centre Street in Manhattan and in Brooklyn on the bridge access road that runs parallel to Adams Street.<\/p>\n

City officials hope moving cyclists to the roadbed will free up space on the bridge promenade, which was so popular before the COVID-19 pandemic, it\u00a0often overflowed\u00a0with people on busy weekend days.<\/p>\n

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Construction on the bikeway will begin 9 p.m. on June 21, 2021 and wrap up \u201cby the fall,\u201d Mayor Bill de Blasio said.<\/figcaption>
Paul Martinka<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The landmark span\u2019s popularity has come with consequences \u2014 collisions are not uncommon, and bike commuters tend to avoid it altogether. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019ve tried to go across that path, you\u2019ve seen pedestrians, New Yorkers and tourists, often looking up with the great skyline of New York \u2014 and bicycles trying to wind their way through that crowd,\u201d said State Sen. Brian Kavanaugh, who represents neighborhoods on both sides of the bridge.<\/p>\n

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City officials hope moving cyclists to the roadbed will free up space on the bridge promenade.<\/figcaption>
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\u201cIt\u2019s not ideal from any perspective \u2014 either from the perspective of the tourists or from the perspective of New Yorkers trying to get around.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Brooklyn Bridge is one of four East River crossings with bicycle access. The number of people biking across the four spans has jumped 27 percent since 2019, Streetsblog reported Tuesday<\/a>.\n <\/div>\n

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