Why Dean and Bergen Streets?
The Bergen and Dean corridors are key east-west cycling routes in Brooklyn heavily used by cyclists and home to the City’s most popular “bike bus,” a caravan of parents and students who bike to school together every week.
A bike boulevard is a low-traffic, slow street designed to prioritize bicycle and micromobility travel while maintaining local vehicle access. This type of treatment incorporates traffic devices and other calming interventions to enhance safety and provide more comfortable conditions for cycling. Bike boulevards typically extend across multiple blocks, providing continuous, connected routes through neighborhoods, promoting health and well-being by encouraging cycling and walking as active transportation options.
There is no one standard design for bike boulevards. They can feature different types of bike facilities, including protected bike lanes, conventional lanes, and enhanced shared lanes. Common treatments aimed at reducing speeds and limiting through traffic include mid-block narrowing, curb extensions, raised crossings, hardened daylighting, pedestrian islands, pedestrian plazas, physical traffic diverters, and street direction changes.
How Will the Project Be Designed?
The design will be informed by community outreach, data analysis, and the surrounding context. It may include some of the treatments listed above as well as others.