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Markowitz's Fingerprints on Prospect Park West Bike Lane Stall
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John Del Signore
Published Jan 25, 2010
Modified Jan 25, 2010
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Despite approval from the local Community Board, the DOT has not moved forward with plans to install a two-way, parking-protected bike lane on the east side of Prospect Park West in Park Slope. The DOT had planned to begin work on the bike lane last September, and would have cut one lane of car traffic from the one-way, three lane road between Grand Army Plaza and 15th Street, moving a lane of parked cars off the curb, and installing a bike lane where the parked cars used to be. But it appears the plans were quietly put on the back burner because of opposition from Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
The Brooklyn Paper has learned that the DOT walked back the project after receiving a letter from Markowitz calling the Prospect Park West lane an "ill-advised proposal that would cause incredible congestion and reduce the number of available parking spaces in Park Slope." Of course, there's no proof that the DOT buckled strictly because of Marty (the community board wanted changes to the DOT's plans, namely traffic lights for bicyclists). But as Streetsblog points out, the Borough President's parking panic is rather irrational, because the proposed bike lane would cause the elimination of just "two spaces at each signalized intersection."
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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