Parents driving children to school drop them off while stopping in the bus lane, typically before 8am. Perhaps there is a better way forward that works for bus riders, parents, and students alike.
There is a constant back up on this corner with double parked cars blocking the bike lane. This is used as a loading zone for the local ups shop. It is very disruptive for bikers and cars and feels unsafe when it's during rush hour and when you are using your bike with children. We opt for the sidewalk when we bike, especially with kids because of safety
Bike Lane Always Blocked
Please bring back the middle intersection where no cars are parked, and were able to go around double-parked cars dropping off and picking up children in the AM and PM.
On Hart Blvd (cross streets Forest Ave to Revere St) there are 3 sets of "Greenstreets" medians. They are in poor condition (curbs broken, vehicle tire marks, dead grass) due to the street being narrow and a high number of delivery trucks and personal vehicles using them as a pick up/drop off area due to the lack of loading zone/parking. The street is densely populated with single and multi family residences, along with multiple apartment buildings. The current median cut-outs/turnaround areas are not large enough for delivery trucks or personal vehicles to stand and result in traffic being obstructed daily. I suggest extending the median openings to provide ample space for delivery trucks, and repairing the curbs and reinforcing them to prevent future damage and discourage parking on them. The "Greenstreets" medians, when properly fixed and maintained, look nice but in their current condition are an obstacle.
There are many more small family owned markets here but this is where I see the most double parking in the morning and the afternoon. From 8AM to 6PM there are a lot of trucks unloading food, supplies, materials and other things as well. This is where most busses can not pass or stay stuck for 5-10 minutes (heavily seen during 2-4pm) creating a domino effect that can be felt through all of 5th avenue. This is made worse with the school busses also not being able to pass through
Usually always in front of the supermarket, there are large trucks taking the entirety of the bus stop and blocking strollers or people from getting on the bus. Furthermore, there is also immense double parking creating a bottleneck for all of 5th Avenue
The fish store gets deliveries very early in the morning. Sometimes there's a full tractor trailer parked in the bus stop at 5:45am to deliver fish to one store. We need smaller refrigerated or frozen delivery vehicles, not full tractor trailers.
Hotel Loading Zone
From Queens Plaza to 35th Avenue there are often cars, either standing or parked, in the bus lanes on both sides. There are also often double-parked cars from mechanic shops along here. Very frustrating both when I drive and take the bus down this stretch of road.
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