Comments on: A Bike Lane Fight Grows in Brooklyn

By: Bedford Bike Lane Reappears in Brooklyn! | Brooklyn by Bike

Bedford Bike Lane Reappears in Brooklyn! | Brooklyn by Bike — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:08:59 +0000

[...] a major dispute between the Hasidic community and bicycle community in Williamsburg regarding the Kent Ave bike lane. While that lane though redesigned stayed, last week the DOT stripped 14 blocks of bike lane off [...]

By: brooklynbybike

brooklynbybike — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 22:47:08 +0000

hey thanks for the comment! i love that lane as well considering i reside near park slope and often travel to williamsburg.

By: Bike Lane Troubles « Its allright to feel inhuman.

Bike Lane Troubles « Its allright to feel inhuman. — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:54:28 +0000

[...] hits Bike Lane Troubles January 23, 2009, 6:54 pm Filed under: Uncategorized I found this article about the fight for bike lanes in Brooklyn in a bike blog. I have had similar issues on my ride [...]

By: :: smo ::

:: smo :: — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:45:00 +0000

i left the city to be on tour across the country for about six months, bikeless i might add. upon my return i noticed that there were A LOT more bike lanes and it’s really really awesome. i was really excited about the wythe lane in particular. it’s really obnoxious to get from points north in brooklyn to park slope and the like, and the wythe lane helps make things a little less hectic for sure. the neighborhood in question would be a tricky ride at times. i almost got hit a few times on a bike [and even a vespa] because of drivers not acknowledging my right of way/existence, so even though it may be to the dismay of part of the community hopefully it helps raise awareness of smaller vehicles on the road and makes the streets a bit safer!

:: smo :: [tommyrocket from twitter!]

By: This bike lane is mine, God gave this lane to me « BikingInLA

This bike lane is mine, God gave this lane to me « BikingInLA — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 06:57:45 +0000

[...] lies in a better educated motoring public. Some believe in sharrows, while others are willing to fight for their bike lanes; yet even those who support those painted lines on the street accept that they may not always be [...]

By: ChipSeal

ChipSeal — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:04:21 +0000

You may be able to rally support to your cause by emphasizing that the removal of parking spaces changes them from a city subsidy of private parking on the public street to space available for another special interest group: bicyclists.

Better still would be to remove on street parking, make another travel lane and allow cyclists to act like drivers of vehicles. Then that public space can be used by all of the traveling public.