Thursday, June 3, 2010
News
Prospect Park West Bike Lane Under Construction Right Now
Posted
by Benjamin Sutton
on Thu, Jun 3, 2010 at 10:45 AM
Even though some Slopers and Brooklyn borough prez
Marty Markowitz were adamantly opposed to it because they worried it would slow down a three-lanes-wide thoroughfare that most drivers use like a highway, you can now bike safely along the western edge of Prospect Park, or will be able to soon given the above photo of construction on Prospect Park West yesterday. The two-way protected bike lane cost one lane of traffic and no parking spaces, and should be open by the end of the month so you can bike to your Prospect Park BBQ on July 4. (
Streetsblog,
Brownstoner)
Tags: Bike lanes, biking in nyc, Marty Markowitz, Prospect Park West, Prospect Park