CB6, Fifth Avenue BID Going After Bike Lane
The Fifth Avenue BID wants to do away with the bike lane that runs from Carroll Street to 24th Street, and Community Board 6 is listening, reports Streets Blog. The BID argues that the bike lane makes it too difficult for trucks to make deliveries to the many businesses that line the avenue and that…
The Fifth Avenue BID wants to do away with the bike lane that runs from Carroll Street to 24th Street, and Community Board 6 is listening, reports Streets Blog. The BID argues that the bike lane makes it too difficult for trucks to make deliveries to the many businesses that line the avenue and that more tickets are getting issued as a result. CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman has suggested a compromise—downgrading from a full-fledged bike lane to sharrows, lighter-weight markings. “The proposed scenario wouldn’t do anything to help delivery drivers find curbside spots,” writes the blog, “but it would force cyclists to kiss their dedicated space goodbye.” Streets Blog thinks the answer lies in a fledgling program that’s been experimented with along Fifth Avenue that makes metered parking more expensive at peak times.
Fifth Ave BID, CB6 Take Aim at Park Slope Bike Lane [Streets Blog]
I am curious if anyone knows how the trolley systems works in S.F. and N.O. and if there could be a possibility of bring light rail or trams to BK.
None taken BenK. I just don’t think you can designate 2 or 3 loading/unloading zones on each block of 5th and have it work in any meaningful way.
There are already bus stops on 1/3 of the blocks and fire hydrants on most (all?) of them. That doesn’t leave a lot of space for multiple loading zones, and it doesn’t make sense to me to forbid parking 24/7 so that someone can unload for 45 minutes on a Tuesday morning.
I’m not sure all the grief involved in doing this is worth it just to try to save a bike lane that is of dubious wisdom.
Anyway, enough… It’s not going to happen in any event.
I don’t know what else to tell you then. Either you must not spend too much time walking around the city or you have an incredibly pessimistic view of sensible solutions to the city’s transportation issues. No personal offense meant.
I’ve seen little evidence that it works for bus stops, fire hydrants, and school zones.
northsloperenter: “BenK — good luck keeping those spaces clear of cars. You people just don’t seem to know 5th ave…”
I don’t really see how you can state that while claiming to “know” 5th Ave. better than the rest of us. Keeping those spaces clear of cars is really simple: Toss up a few no parking signs, take out the meters and ticket cars that park in them. It works at bus stops, fire hydrants and school zones, right? It’s the same thing but for delivery trucks.
Maybe we should just dig canals everywhere…
rob — when I created this id, I was not a parent…
I say “bikers” and pedestrians fight each other for the sidewalks and we bring back trolley-only streets. Class/race/age/nativist/out-of-towner baiting, Yay!
omg nsr, im glad u signed off as nsr i just looked at your name and always thought it said northslopeparent! notrenter. so some of your posts always rang as weird to me hahaha
also benk’s ideas are pretty good!
rob*
cmu,
Did you walk to school in the snow uphill both ways too?
Besides, I thought Brooklyn *was* the suburbs…
BenK — good luck keeping those spaces clear of cars. You people just don’t seem to know 5th ave…
nsr