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Residents press CB11 on BX39 lighting updates and question bike‑lane budget request process
Summary
A resident updated the committee that DOT approved additional lighting at the BX39 station pending contracting, and raised concerns that a previously withdrawn bike‑lane request appeared on the FY27 capital list without committee or board approval, prompting calls for process transparency.
Resident Roxan Delgado reported that a lighting request for the BX39 bus station (west and east platforms) had been studied, approved by DOT and was awaiting contracting and scheduling for installation. Delgado said local news coverage had prompted DOT action earlier and that a formal letter of support she sought from the transportation committee had not been delivered as expected.
Delgado also raised a separate procedural concern: a capital request for a bike lane on Palm Park North Service Lane and a request to make the Morris Park bike lane protected appeared on the FY27 capital list despite the transportation committee having previously withdrawn support after public input. She described the appearance of the request on the budget list without full committee or board review as a circumvention of the process and said she would pursue the matter further with city offices if necessary.
Committee members responded that the transportation committee had not voted against the lane but had withdrawn the request after discussion; members said they would investigate how the item landed on the capital list and promised to coordinate with the community development and budget committees to resolve the process question. The committee also noted DOT’s commitment to address poor lighting and promised to follow up with the agency on both the lighting installation timeline and the budget submission pathway that produced the disputed bike‑lane entry.
No motions or votes occurred on the floor; the committee closed the gallery and proceeded to other business.
