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Big Changes Coming to Williamsburg Bridge Bike Path
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John Del Signore
Published Apr 6, 2010
Modified Apr 6, 2010
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, the DOT is implementing some long-overdue changes to the bike-pedestrian paths on the Williamsburg Bridge. The paths, which have become increasingly crowded and dangerous due to the city's cycling boom, are being altered so that walkers and bikers will each have their own side, like on the Manhattan Bridge. The work is beginning today, with the complete closure of the south side path. Then it's on to the sinister "Phase 2"!
Kidding, it's not actually sinister (at least, that's what the DOT wants you to believe). Phase 2 just means the complete closure of the north path, after the south side reopens. And during the repair of the Single Width Path on the Manhattan side (i.e., The Eternal Ramp), the DOT promises work "will be performed only in one-half of the path, to allow the pedestrians and cyclists to use the other half." Peruse the DOT's little pdf here.
When it's all done, the north side of the bridge will be for cyclists, and the south side for pedestrians, who will no doubt appreciate not having to constantly look back over their shoulders in fear of getting clipped by the fixie tattooed speed demons blasting by en route to the to the McKibben dorms. The work is expected to take six to eight years weeks, and will also include the removal of "old markings and graffiti vandalism." [Via Streetsblog]
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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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