When I lived in this neighborhood for 3 years, I would routinely avoid Bergen and Dean street to cycle on when going towards Atlantic precisely because of the unprotected lanes and the aggressive traffic. Even then, the patchwork of good and bad bike lanes in the neighborhood led me to a couple collisions due to no passing space or too close cars. I'm glad to hear there are plans to actually fix this issue and build more protection for cyclists in Brooklyn.

I am a biker, bus user, and driver. I live on Bergen I think Bergen & Dean are some of the best bike lanes in the city. There are pain points (at the start, near Flatbush, etc.) but they can be cleaned up without completely redesigning the street. Getting rid of this major E/W Bus route is deprioritizing many, many public transit users. Residents need to be able to access their homes with a vehicle for any number of reasons. Fix the problem areas, but let one of the better bike routes, bus corridors, and residential areas in the city be.

There are bike signs painted on both sides of the street on Smith up here for a couple blocks. It is confusing for drivers and bicyclists. I see bikes almost getting hit regularly as they are both sides of the cars on a one lane street with parking on both sides! At least clean up the signage .

Many people connect from the waterfront via Congress, up to Amity, and then jog over to Dean. Then the first two blocks of Dean you are in the traffic. But you have to know to do this. This should be clearly labeled and incorporated into the network of bike lanes.

Is there any future opportunity for a protected link to the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway?

The Bergan/Dean bike lanes should link with a hardened/protected north south bike lane that connects them to the Eastern Parkway protected bike lane-creating a proper bike “network.” Buffalo would be an excellent street to implement this and could create a connecting “greenway” between Lincoln Terrace Park and Weeksville Heritage Center and Kingsbuorough housing.

Bike Lanes on Pacific, Bergen, and St Marks should link together on Ralph Ave, where the Bergan lane is interrupted and has to begin again. There is currently no safe route from Pacific to Bergan without using the sidewalk and Ralph Ave is a busy street with cars always illegally parked and parked on sidewalks. A dedicated and hardened bike lane through through this block would increase safety dramatically and the usage of the lane on Bergan while also mitigating illegal parking, increasing safety for pedestrians as well.

Bike Lanes on Pacific, Bergen, and St Marks should link together on Ralph Ave, where the Bergan lane is interrupted and has to begin again. There is currently no safe route from Pacific to Bergan without using the sidewalk and Ralph Ave is a busy street with cars always illegally parked and parked on sidewalks. A dedicated and hardened bike lane through through this block would increase safety dramatically and the usage of the lane on Bergan while also mitigating illegal parking, increasing safety for pedestrians as well.

Moving the bike lane route and directing it through the Kingsborough Houses Campus would take bikes completely off the road for several blocks along Dean. The Kingsborough campus roadways are enormous and could easily accommodate. The campus is also beautiful and lush and is a great community green space.