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Council members press city on plowing, emergency access and pilot details for protected bike lanes
Summary
As the council amended the 2025–26 budget to add state transportation funds for road rehabilitation, members sought written answers about whether new concrete-protected bike lanes are permanent or temporary, how snow plowing and emergency vehicles will be handled, and asked for a letter from emergency services.
The Parks and Public Works Committee approved an amendment to the 2025–26 budget to appropriate additional New York State transportation funds for road rehabilitation and reconstruction projects, and several council members used the discussion to press for operational details about protected bicycle facilities being installed as part of road diets and reconstruction.
Councilmember Patterson asked whether the large concrete structures protecting bike lanes are permanent and how the city plans to plow the adjacent lanes in winter. An…
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