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Resident urges protected bike lane on Morris Park Ave, cites safety risks
Summary
Resident Gabriel Zayun urged Bronx Community Board 11 to support converting two unprotected 5-foot bike lanes on Morris Park Ave into a single protected lane, saying dooring, double parking and U-turns force cyclists into traffic. He offered photos, a video and follow-up materials to the transportation committee.
A Bronx resident told Community Board 11 on Dec. 18 that Morris Park Ave’s existing two unprotected bike lanes endangered riders and should be reconfigured into one protected lane.
“Right now, we have 2 unprotected bike lanes that are 5 feet in width and I’d like to bring them together to 1 side to make 1 protected bike lane,” said Gabriel Zayun, who identified himself as a resident during a gallery presentation. He said the change would require “taking just a foot from somewhere else” along the roadway.
Zayun described…
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