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Comments (178)
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Some of this stretch has bike lanes but they are unsafe. Cars speed agressively. They need to be on this whole stretch and separated from traffic.
Flatbush ave south of empire desperate needs bike lines connecting to the bike lines around the park. It's super dangerous going between the bike lanes north of empire and the street south of empire, you have to cross a bunch of traffic. Parkside also should have a bikelane since it will be the connection between prospect park and the nearest citibike station.
This entire segment should be added, connecting the Empire Blvd bike lane (which is dangerous and should be protected) with the amazing, protected bike lane down Flatbush Ave.
I would like to see a safe way to bike across from the Cortelyou area around the Q train stop at Cortelyou, to the Ocean Parkway bike lane.
Despite having a bicycle lane, this section of Ocean Ave is usually filled with vehicles (mostly delivery vehicles, some for-hire transportation) parked in the bicycle lane, making it effectively unusable as a bicycle route. A protected lane, perhaps a protected two-way lane on one side, combined with loading ones, would significantly improve the usability of this avenue.
An east-west protected bicycle lane on Cortelyou would connect with existing north-south lanes and provide a connection to neighborhoods east and west through an established business district / "main street".
I actively avoid the Bedford Ave bike lane and take a 10min detour instead because I don't want to deal with the dozens of double-parked cars blocking bike lanes. Plus, this path isn't connected to any of the residential areas around it by more bike lanes so you end up biking on an side-walk.
Flatbush Ave needs to be re-designed, it's a mess. It's time for a dedicated bus lane and protected (with concrete barriers) two-way bike lane. Most of the parking here is done by people that don't even live here, but use the street as free parking. Install metered parking and drop-off zones to complement the new bus lane and bike path.
I can't stress enough how there are no safe east-west bike connections when exiting the Parkside Ave bike lane or Prospect Park circuit. The bike lanes simply ends and leaves you with nowhere to go but enter an area with dangerous traffic (lots of speeding, skipping red lights and angry driving in this area) and no physical space to bike (Parkside Ave between Ocean and Flatbush). There's really nowhere to go, and I end up walking my bike 2 blocks east instead until I get back to a useable bike-lane. My suggestion is to convert a smaller street like Woodruff Ave into a two-way bike lane to connect the system.
Ocean Ave needs protected bike lanes or illegal parking in the bike lane needs to be enforced. It is a very unsafe corridor for cyclists. A better connection to the entrance of Prospect Park is needed at the intersection of Parkside and Ocean
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