The New York State Supreme Court has issued a temporary injunction against the Department of Transportation's (DOT) planned protected bike lane under the
“ Mirabella said the association’s end goal is not to prevent the DOT from installing protected bike lanes in Astoria but said the group is calling for the bike lanes to be installed on a residential corridor such as 33rd Street, where there is less traffic and less store fronts than the 31st Street corridor. He also stated that the 31st Street corridor has significant visibility issues due to the overhead tracks.”
Having lived nearby 31st St is incredibly stupid from a visibility perspective. Im inclined to agree that 33rd would be better
“ Mirabella said the association’s end goal is not to prevent the DOT from installing protected bike lanes in Astoria but said the group is calling for the bike lanes to be installed on a residential corridor such as 33rd Street, where there is less traffic and less store fronts than the 31st Street corridor. He also stated that the 31st Street corridor has significant visibility issues due to the overhead tracks.”
Having lived nearby 31st St is incredibly stupid from a visibility perspective. Im inclined to agree that 33rd would be better
I’m curious how overhead tracks cause significant visibility issues at ground level.
Whoa, you’re upsetting the pitchfork mob by agreeing that the business owners might just have a genuine concern.