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Residents and merchants press DOT and NYPD over Bronxdale Avenue bike lane, parking and safety
Summary
Neighborhood residents and board members told the Community Board 11 Transportation Committee the Bronxdale Avenue protected bike lane has caused persistent parking and safety problems; DOT staff said it is collecting data on the corridor and noted enforcement is primarily an NYPD responsibility.
Residents, merchants and Community Board 11 members used an extended portion of the May 3 Transportation Committee meeting to raise safety and parking problems along Bronxdale Avenue after the street’s protected bike lane and roadway changes were installed.
Several residents and board members described repeated double-parking, vehicles parked perpendicular in the bike lane and drivers using the former driving lane for parking and pickup and drop-off at nearby schools and businesses. Diana (public participant) told the committee, “They park perpendicular, so they're cutting off the entire bike lane.…
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