Take a Look at Lower Manhattan’s Newest Bikeway, Coming to Life on Park Row
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The street has been mostly off-limits to the public since 9/11.
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Brooklyn Bridge
Eyes on the Street: DOT Preps Park Row for New Bike Connection and Sidewalk Expansion
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The project will improve Brooklyn Bridge access and create safe, convenient options for bike trips that pass under the bridge in Lower Manhattan.
Plight of Spring: Insane Crowding on the Brooklyn Bridge
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It's unreasonable to wait years for the promenade to be expanded when the city could repurpose a lane of bridge traffic for bicycling much faster.
DOT Might Widen Brooklyn Bridge Promenade, But Rules Out Claiming a Car Lane for Bikes
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Sixteen months after DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced a study of expanding the Brooklyn Bridge's narrow path for walking and biking, the results are finally here. But a wider path is still at least several years away, if it proves feasible at all.
The Bike Lane Outside City Hall Isn’t Full of Parked Cars Anymore
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A frustrating gap in the Lower Manhattan bike network is about to get filled, as DOT crews wrap up installation of a curb-protected bike lane outside City Hall.
There’s a Great New Entryway to NYC’s Most Uncomfortable Bike-Ped Path
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The new and improved entry path to the Brooklyn Bridge Promenade from Downtown Brooklyn is finally rideable. If the rest of the bridge path ever gets a widening and makeover to match this one, it will become one of the great walking and biking connections in New York.