Police cars are always double parked causing three lanes to turn into one.
Groups of bikes running red lights, not yielding, preventing pedestrians from using the crosswalk to cross the street. Bikes are a big problem, running red lights and not yielding to pedestrians. Also, the loud illegal dirt bikes and offroad vehicles, running lights and doing wheelies. Very unpleasant and dangerous.
For many buildings, there is no space for quick drop-off - leading to persistent double-parking for short-term drop-off or pick-up.
Sidewalk narrows dramatically on the east 1/2 of 80th between Amsterdam and Columbus. Navigating two-way foot traffic is tough and the narrowing can be particularly harrowing with dogs going both ways. Sidewalk surface is also unsafe in several segments around trees on the east half.
The Amsterdam Avenue bike lane (northbound) between approximately W. 74 Street up to and probably beyond 86 Street is extremely dangerous. Bike riders travel dangerously in opposite directions, e-bike and conventional bike riders (less so the delivery people, who somehow seem more mindful of the safety of pedestrians vs. "citizen" riders who seem more careless and discourteous) frequently frighten, nearly miss hitting, or collide with pedestrians and each other.
Sidewalk is crowded with vendors and pedestrians
Broadway and Southwest corner of 84 St. - Restaurant shed blocks view for pedestrians making it hard to see traffic coming from 84th Street (especially motorized bikes/scooters going through red light)
Double parking is a huge issue and comments cannot be confined to one street. Both trucks and cars that double park cause traffic jams because there is usually no way to go around them. Truck drivers especially go about their business ignoring the fact that they are impeding traffic flow.
It is premature to do this before congestion pricing goes into effect. I live near 76th and Broadway and there is already on heavy traffic days too much horn blowing that starts at 72nd street and continues along Broadway as traffic backs up to nearly 79th. What's going to happen as even more cars come off the highway to avoid congestion pricing? Will they be stopping to drop people off at subway stations? How will that impact the flow of traffic? Also,1. SUVs should not be allowed to park in corner stops. They make it impossible for pedestrians to see if any cars or bicycles are coming down the street. 2. When 76th St between Broadway and Amsterdam was designated for trucks only, it made the quality of life much worse than when cars were allowed. Trucks with noisy generators would park for extended periods of time in the same spots while idling motors contributed to increased pollution coming in the windows of the residential apts even on the higher floors on the street.
Every time my young child and I get off the bus here, or out of car, it's scary. Electric bikes, tourists on citibikes, others, speed on the bike path. They stop for no one and don't look. But the only option if to cross the bike lane to get to the sidewalk. There is protection for bikers, who are dangerous, and no protection for pedestrians/public transit users.
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