As Bergen and Dean Streets Planned for Bike Boulevards (and B65 Re-Route), Some Concerns
Neighbors near Barclays Center cite event-related congestion, streets narrowed by NYPD and FDNY parking, and poor road conditions. What happens when Atlantic Yards and AAMUP construction surge?
Note: the editor of Streetsblog called this article NIMBY, prompting one reader to comment, “As far as I could tell you weren’t against the project in any way, you just pointed out the actual real life conditions in the area that could make it challenging to get a bike boulevard right.”
Separately, the Park Slope Walk observed, “This was my first time reading Norman Oder’s hyper-hyperlocal report, and I found the block-by-block analysis sober and reasonable.”
On May 6, Mayor Zohran Mamdani joined students and families biking on Bergen Street—a “bike bus”—to announce “a street safety redesign along the Bergen and Dean Street corridors from Court Street to East New York Avenue in Brooklyn.”
“The redesign will include a bike boulevard, a street design that prioritizes cyclists and pedestrians while maintaining local vehicle access,” the press release stated. “These corridors are designed to reduce traffic, calm speeds and create safer, more comfortable routes for riders of all ages.
The city plans to release a design proposal later this year, with the first phase targeted for installation in 2027. The city Department of Transportation launched a new online feedback portal to begin public engagement. I’ve excerpted several comments below.
Much support
Beyond Mamdani, the press release included many supportive quotes, including from bike and safe-streets advocates. Also, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso and, among multiple Council Members, Shahana Hanif and Chi Ossé.
Omitted, oddly, was Council Member Crystal Hudson, though Ossé cited her as a partner in the Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP) negotiations.
The redesign will be coordinated with several ongoing planning efforts, including AAMUP, the Flatbush Avenue busway, and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign.
Some criticism
Though I haven’t focused on them, a good number of commenters are critical or wary of the change, citing existing competition for space, bad behavior by bicyclists, and the impact on parking, among other things.
For example, a self-described longtime resident of Carlton Avenue between Bergen and Dean streets wearned that their street is burdened by construction on Vanderbilt Avenue and weekend street closures. Construction on Dean Street means cement trucks and heavy equipment.
“Add Barclays to the mix and also way too many bike riders, who ignore lights and one way street signs and this becomes barely sustainable,” the commenter wrote, proposing, among other things, residential parking permits.
The bus redesign
The bus network redesign includes a change to the B65 bus, which will no longer run west of Washington Avenue along Dean and Bergen streets but instead will stop on Atlantic Avenue, which the MTA says offers a wider street and a direct connection to the Atlantic Av-Barclays Ctr subway and LIRR stations.
The eastbound B65 would stop on Atlantic at Flatbush, Carlton, Vanderbilt, and Washington avenues. The westbound bus would stop on Atlantic at Washington, Vanderbilt, Carlton, and Fourth avenues.
The change has prompted criticism from those who say the re-routing will make it harder for some bus riders, especially seniors. Allan Rosen, the MTA’s former Director of Bus Planning, is also a critic.
But both the bike boulevards and the new bus routes will encounter some challenges, complications, and concerns not encompassed in the press release.
Potential complications
First, both Dean and Bergen streets near Sixth Avenue are plagued by scofflaws from the city police and fire departments parking on the sidewalks.
Second, the area around the Barclays Center on event days/nights is plagued by double-parking and idling.
Moreover, both the bike lanes and the buses will be affected by construction spurred by the AAMUP, even if the bus route is on Atlantic Avenue west of Washington Avenue.
As shown in the above image, both Bergen and Dean Streets starting at the intersection of Grand Avenue have been rezoned, presaging new construction, likely necessitating lane closures.
Meanwhile, Atlantic Avenue east of Vanderbilt Avenue has been rezoned, and construction is likely to affect bus stops.
The Atlantic Yards angle
More extensive construction is expected around the Atlantic Yards site, on Atlantic Avenue from Fourth Avenue to Vanderbilt Avenue.
Building a platform over the MTA’s Vanderbilt Yard, as well as towers and open space flanking Atlantic Avenue between Sixth and Vanderbilt avenues, will inevitably close traffic lanes, likely moving or temporarily eliminating some bus stops.
Also, building a giant, two-tower project at Site 5, catercorner to the arena, likely will involve lane closures for construction along the building’s perimeter, including Atlantic, Flatbush, and Fourth avenues, and Pacific Street.
The bottom line: there are many unknowns.
Public comments
Comments below are excerpted from the full comments, from the feedback page. The full comments are in the footnote.1
As summarized below, residents have significant qualms about arena-related traffic, a crowded and poorly maintained Dean Street, and conditions around the 78th Precinct, at Sixth Avenue and Bergen Street.
(I’ve cleaned up some syntax and punctuation.)
Arena impacts
Several commenters pointed to untoward impacts from arena-related traffic:
At Dean Street, between Flatbush and Sixth avenues, flanking the arena, “Barclays Center traffic double and triple parks in the road and into the bike lane.”
At Dean Street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, “As a longtime resident of the block, I fully support the bike lane. Traffic is horrendous with Barclays Center activity, and the B65 is commonly stuck in the traffic.”
At Dean Street, between Flatbush and Sixth avenues, “Whenever there is an event at Barclays (most nights), the bike lane here is completely overtaken by cars parked, taxis dropping off or picking up, police vehicles, buses, etc.”
On Dean Street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, “On Barclays event days, things are hard, loud, polluting.”
“On Barclays event days, things are hard, loud, polluting.”
At Sixth Avenue, between Dean and Bergen streets, just below the arena block, “This intersection and (and really this whole stretch of 6th Ave) is constant mayhem. Cars completely ignore red lights. Police vehicles are parked on the curb. Horns and blaring all the time. It’s worse during a Barclays event, but it’s never calm.”
At Dean Street, between Fifth and Flatbush avenues, “There’s so much double parking behind the Barclays Center that before you’re done crossing Atlantic, you need to look behind you to ensure it’s safe to change lanes.”
At Dean Street, between Sixth and Carlton avenues, “This block desperately needs a protected bike lane, but any protected bike lane will also have to be blocked from the sidewalk to prevent Barclays attendees overflowing into the bike lane, as they currently do into the street and current bike lane.”
At Bergen Street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, “Given that NYC is literally the only large city in North America without residential permit parking, perhaps this is a good opportunity to try a pilot program on Dean and Bergen near Barclays.”
I’d also cite the egregious example when the city bent over backward, in December 2024, to close streets to accommodate an event at the Barclays Center for the Satmar Hasidim.
On Sixth Avenue
Nobody, as far as I could tell, cited the impact of the “Pacific Park Campus” schools on Sixth Avenue between Dean and Pacific streets, but the video below, shot April 30 in the afternoon, suggests complications, especially at the end of the school day.
Note: the rear of the arena block is across the street, with vehicle parking or standing on southbound Sixth Avenue, which is common for drop-offs and deliveries. The fire station is around the corner, and the police station is a block away.
Dean Street between Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues
Some pointed to the poor conditions and chaos of the street below the southeast border of Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park, where there are four large towers, including a large Chelsea Piers fitness complex, opposite a mixed-use block, with both residential and commercial buildings:
“The road surface is really bad on this whole stretch, but there’s also lots of chaotic driving and double/triple parking, I assume both from overflow Barclays attendees but also lots of people being picked up/dropped off in cars from the gym and apartments on this block.”
“This whole block has been under construction for months, and the pavement is in terrible condition.”
“The double-parking of deliveries, movers, and more has gone up so much since these buildings opened. The bike lane is nonexistent right now, and the road surface is so unevenly paved.”
“Vehicles owned by businesses on this block — particularly marked USPS trucks and Driver’s Ed vehicles — frequently double park either in the bike lane or on the opposite side of the street, forcing cars into the bike lane or cyclists out of it.”
“The bike lane on Dean from Flatbush to Vanderbilt frequently has cars illegally double-parked in the bike lane. Combined with aggressive drivers, this is really dangerous!”
“The stretch of Dean between Flatbush and Vanderbilt has had so much construction on it that it is basically unusable by cyclists. It is basically 100% potholes, patches, and rough areas, and is incredibly challenging and unsafe to bike on.”
Around the 78th Precinct
“Citizens are tired of the NYPD abusing our sidewalks for personal parking. This whole intersection is congested and narrowed by their mismanaged, illegal parking, and it’s dangerous for everyone.”
“The 78th precinct really complicates safety in this area…. Despite parking on the sidewalk being illegal, like many precincts, the 78th has painted lines for vehicles to back onto the sidewalk, making the bad behavior ‘official.’ At the spot indicated, disabled vehicles are dropped for storage.”
“There is an open tree bed on the sidewalk in front of Dean St. playground that is a daily nuisance for strollers and wheelchairs. Because the cops park on the sidewalk, it’s impossible to navigate around the tree bed, and it’s extremely dangerous and inconvenient.”
“There is frequently lots of illegal and disorganized parking around the Dean Playground — particularly when sports events [presumably at the playground] are going on. There should be physical barriers to illegal parking around the edges of the playground and park.”
“The Police and Fire Department continuously park their personal vehicles on the sidewalks and in spaces designated for official police vehicle use. This means that official vehicles (marked & unmarked police cars, for example) frequently park in the bike lane and across the crosswalks when conducting official business.”
From the feedback page:
Comments on Barclays Center
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave - Brooklyn
I live on Dean just one block East of the Barclays Center. First of all, currently the roadway is in absolute horrible condition due to construction that’s been going in the area for over a year. Secondly, the traffic that happens on this block regularly is crazy. Whether it’s caused by the firehouse at the corner, cars lining up to get into the parking lots during Barclays events, the myriad of deliery vehicles double parked. I could give 50 more reasons why this is a bad idea. Fix the roadway and keep the current bike lane. An entire bike boulevard is completely unnecessary
Dean St - 4 Ave - 5 Ave - Brooklyn
As a longtime resident of the block, I fully support the bike lane. Traffic is horrendous with Barclays Center activity and the B65 is commonly stuck in the traffic. A reroute might not be the worst thing. A reassessment of street parking is badly needed too, given that all the commercial buildings on the block have been demolished and converted to residential units.
Dean St - 4 Ave - 5 Ave - Brooklyn
I live on this block, i bike, walk, frive, and take tye bus. On barclays evebt days, things are hard, loud, polluting. I support the bike boulevard.
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
This block desperately needs a protected bike lane, but any protected bike lane will also have to be blocked from the sidewalk to prevent Barclays attendees overflowing into the bike lane, as they currently do into the street and current bike lane. I can see this being a major danger to cyclists, with nowhere to swerve to avoid pedestrians if the bike lane is protected on the road-side.
Bergen St - 4 Ave - 5 Ave
Given that NYC is literally the only large city in North America without residential permit parking, perhaps this is a good opportunity to try a pilot program on Dean and Bergen near Barclay’s. This would greatly reduce both the number of vehicles on event days by encouraging people to bike or take public transit, and the circling trolling for parking spots at all times of the day and night. The nominal fees raised should go to improve the public realm, as suggested by the parking authority/expert Donald Shoup who literally wrote the book on this. With parking only for residents, we may be able to get neighborhood consensus to free up a full lane now used for parking on Bergen and Dean to repurpose for truly separated safe biking (even for young kids) and planting. It’s time to move beyond New York Exceptionalism to New York Awesomeness!
Dean St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
Barclays center traffic double and triple parks in the road and into the bike lane. Cars swerve for drop offs. Delivery vans and trucks pull in and out without looking. There isn’t a functual route for bikes that isn’t risky.
Dean St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
Whenever there is an event at Barclays (most nights), the bike lane here is completely overtaken by cars parked, taxis dropping off or picking up, police vehicles, buses, etc. There are often orange cones in the street, bike lane, and it is extremely confusing where cyclists are expected to ride. The police and venue staff largely ignore cyclists and don’t seem to ever often any useful instruction.
6 Ave - Bergen St - Dean St
This intersection and (and really this whole stretch of 6th Ave) is constant mayhem. Cars completely ignore red lights. Police vehicles are parked on the curb. Horns and blaring all the time. It’s worse during a Barclays event, but it’s never calm. A car almost drove into the lobby of our building. I see smashed vehicles on Bergen regularly. Police precinct is right there and nothing happens. There are multiple residential buildings, an ambulatory care center and a school and it all feels very unsafe.
Dean St - 5 Ave - Flatbush Ave
This whole street could be closed to vehicles and turned into a pedestrian and bike only plaza. Especially for events at Barclays, the popularity of the restaurants around the corner. The little community garden could also be expanded into a real park that is open all the time.
Dean St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
During Barclays Center events, there is often double parking in the bike lane.
Dean St - 5 Ave - Flatbush Ave
When cycling along Dean Street, unless you are waiting for the light to change to green, it’s nearly impossible to cross this street before the light changes. Additionally, theres’s so much double parking behind the Barclays center, that before you’re done crossing Atlantic, you need to look behind you to ensure it’s safe to change lanes into the driving lane to avoid whatever obstruction aways you on the other side.
Other feedback about AY-adjacent blocks
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
Road surface on this block is in very poor condition
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
This is another location where NYPD illegally park their personal vehicles on the sidewalk and in crosswalks with no regard for the safety of pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers who use this street. Something needs to be done to get their cars off the sidewalk because it is extremely dangerous.
Bergen St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
As the photo on this map shows, NYPD illegally parks their personal vehicles all over the sidewalks and bike lanes in this area making it extremely difficult and dangerous to navigate on foot or bike. When other people see this, it gives them the OK to also illegally park wherever they want too, leading to rampant illegal parking. This area in particular will need hardening to prevent NYPD + others illegally parking on sidewalks and in bike lanes. They can take one of the many trains or busses that come here or pay for a garage if they must drive.
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
The bike lane on Dean from Flatbush to Vanderbilt frequently has cars illegally double parked in the bike lane. Combined with aggressive drivers, this is really dangerous! Thank you for doing this project.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
This area absolutely needs a protected bike lane and it should run all the way from Bedford to the river. I use this almost daily and currently it is filled with double Park cars and is incredibly dangerous. This should be one of the safest and most convenient bike thoroughfares in Brooklyn if it’s done correctly
Carlton Ave - Bergen St - Brooklyn
Longtime resident of Carlton Ave. between Bergen and Dean St.. While some will feel this project is beneficial, I have concerns. This neighborhood has alternate side parking four days a week This creates unnecessary burdens for those of us with cars. The City’s commitment to reduce cars has been to reduce parking spaces and stagger lights unnecessarily, resulting in inordinate traffic congestion on Bergen St. and 6th Ave. Carlton Ave itself is where much of the traffic winds up. It comes in from Vanderbilt Ave., where a major construction project is taking place. Vanderbilt is also closed to traffic from Friday to Sunday evening. This results in a residential street becoming a preferred and sometimes only route to reach Atlantic Ave. Traffic also enters Carlton Ave. from Flatbush Ave as well, in addition to St. Marks, Prospect and Bergen itself. This results in daily traffic, with cars honking and idling. There are too many days that one can no longer open their windows, due to noise and fumes . Dean St. and Carlton Ave is closed for construction from morning to at least 5pm. This has been going on for over two years. Cement trucks and heavy equipment routinely creates more traffic issues and adjacent streets are routinely closed. The quality of life here has steadily decreased as a result. Add Barclays to the mix and also way too many bike riders, who ignore lights and one way street signs and this becomes barely sustainable. All this without even taking this new proposal into account.. Should this project be considered to move forward, current parking and traffic issues must be addressed. Alternate side parking should be reduced. Residents should also be provided parking permits for Carlton Ave., as well as Bergen and Dean St. These formerly quiet, residential streets can no longer continue to be sacrificed for the comfort of non residents. This is not a NIMBY rant. Progress need not sacrifice an already burdened neighborhood.
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
The stretch of Dean between Flatbush and Vanderbilt has had so much construction on it that it is basically unusable by cyclists. It is basically 100% potholes, patches, and rough areas and is incredibly challenging and unsafe to bike on.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
the road surface is really bad on this whole stretch but there’s also lots of chaotic driving and double/triple parking, i assume both from overflow barclays attendees but also lots of people being picked up/dropped off in cars from the gym and apartments on this block... currently, cars either double park in the bike lane to drop people off or stop directly to the right of it, and passengers getting out of the cars cross without looking for bikes
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
This whole block has been under construction for months and the pavement is in terrible condition. It’s horrible to ride a bike through here, and has been for ages…. You also often have to compete with double parked cars, construction vehicles, construction materials, buses, etc. This really needs to get cleaned up! It’s been like this for WAY too long.
Flatbush Ave - Bergen St - 6 Ave
super scary crossing here. this short block should be bus only.
Bergen St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
Citizens are tired of the NYPD abusing our sidewalks for personal parking. This whole intersection is congested and narrowed by their mismanaged, illegal parking and it’s dangerous for everyone-- especially bikers and pedestrians who are forced into the roadway. Their storage of crashed vehicles at this intersection also contributes to the problem. Physical barriers designed to protect bikers and cordon off these areas to prevent parking abuse would be great.
Bergen St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
The 78th precinct really complicates safety in this area. If possible, physical barriers will help protect spaces for bikes, peds, and vehicles to travel. Despite parking on the sidewalk being illegal, like many precinct’s the 78th has painted lines for vehicles to back onto the sidewalk, making the bad behavior “official.” At the spot indicated, disabled vehicles are dropped for storage. If this project hopes to succeed, the precinct’s poor stewardship of the sidewalks (ADA compliance?) and streets around its perimiter will have to be to reined in.
Bergen St - Smith St - Hoyt St
I am a biker, bus user, and driver. I live on Bergen I think Bergen & Dean are some of the best bike lanes in the city. There are pain points (at the start, near Flatbush, etc.) but they can be cleaned up without completely redesigning the street. Getting rid of this major E/W Bus route is deprioritizing many, many public transit users. Residents need to be able to access their homes with a vehicle for any number of reasons. Fix the problem areas, but let one of the better bike routes, bus corridors, and residential areas in the city be.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
This block needs loading zones
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
There is an open tree bed on the sidewalk in front of Dean St playground that is a daily nuisance for strollers and wheelchairs. Because the cops park on the sidewalk, it’s impossible to navigate around the tree bed and it’s extremely dangerous and inconvenient.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
Truly the worst section for riding a bike on Dean. Just terribly paved. Creating a boulevard needs to take into account how the road is designed and paved for cyclists and how each type of traffic on that road affects (and costs) the paved sections.
Dean St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
Seems like no matter what, there’s always cars (especially taxis) parked in the bike lane during the PM commute
Bergen St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
This is a heavily commercial block - both in terms of commercial businesses with delivery needs, warehouses, driveways, garages, PD and FD parking, a protected lane does not belong on this block.
Bergen St - Flatbush Ave - Brooklyn
I don’t understand what is supposed to happen to the B65. This bus has been on Dean and Bergen for a very long time. I am very supportive of more bike infrastructure but why not on other E/W streets where the bus doesn’t operate? Better yet, consider removing some cars from Dean and Bergen St to make the bike and bus able to coexist here. Very shortsighted proposal.
Bergen St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
There is frequently lots of illegal and disorganized parking around the Dean Playground — particularly when sports events are going on. There should be physical barriers to illegally parking around the edges of the playground and park here to ensure that it is open to the street.
6 Ave - Bergen St - Flatbush Ave
Vehicles traveling southbound along 6th Ave are almost always blocking the crosswalks and bike lanes in addition to the ‘box’ here. Pedestrians and cyclists have to weave their way across 6th to reach the subway entrance. There’s no substantial daylighting on the west side of 6th.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
i dont know why exactly - this stretch here always sucks, the road quality is bad, and there always seems to be tons of dust, so bad that my wife started taking st marks instead of being blinded/coughing here
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
The double parking of deliveries, movers, and more has gone up so much since these buildings opened. the bike lane is non existent right now, and the road surface is so unevenly paved. It’s also going up hill so really hard to navigate on a bike trying to swerve around double parked vehicles with fast traffic going by.
Bergen St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
Illegal parking by cops near this corner, abandoned trashed vehicles, bent bollards make this whole area feel unsafe. I recommend removing parking on this small area between Flatbush and 6th (and enforcing that cops don’t flagrantly disobey it).
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
Vehicles southbound on Vanderbilt often behave as if the two southbound lanes from Atlantic still exist all the way to Dean street. This blocks the bike lane and also causes an inability to enter or exit the Dean street bike lane. This intersection is also going to be rebuilt as part of the Vanderbilt Ave capital program, but interim improvements would be very welcome for the next few years until that begins.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
Vehicles owned by businesses on this block — particularly marked USPS trucks and Driver’s Ed vehicles — frequently double park either in the bike lane or on the opposite side of the street, forcing cars into the bike lane or cyclists out of it.
Bergen St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
Rampant illegal parking of both official NYPD vehicles, and especially cops’ personal vehicles, blocks sidewalks, bike lanes, and even car travel lanes on a daily basis. Designing a bike lane that discourages illegal parking — especially from cops who see it as their right — will be crucial. I recommend bollards and jersey barriers.
Bergen St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
The Police and Fire Department continuously park their personal vehicles on the sidewalks and in spaces designated for official police vehicle use. This means that official vehicles (marked & unmarked police cars, for example) frequently park in the bike lane and across the crosswalks when conducting official business. The crosswalks and bike lanes, especially at Bergen & 6th, should be hardened against this. The addition of the plastic delineator between 6th and Flatbush along Bergen has dramatically improved the safety of the bike lane and removed frequent blockages.
Bergen St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
I don’t know if the police have made an exception for their own long-term storage of crashed cars, but they should not store them on the street here. It makes this part of Bergen between 6th and Flatbush harder to see and navigate.
Bergen St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave
Mayflower Sales [614 Bergen, between Carlton and Vanderbilt] is an older business that does not have dedicated loading space. It is patronized most of the day by vehicles loading heavy steel, and therefore it is inappropriate and/or infeasible for them to park elsewhere and walk to the business. Therefore, because there is street parking in front of Mayflower, their patrons *must* stop right in front of the business, which is in the buffered bike lane. Cyclists are forced into the buffer and, because of poor road conditions, often into traffic.
Bergen St - Flatbush Ave - 6 Ave
this section is often stressful - car turn lanes aren’t clear, drivers sometimes speed trying to catch the light on flatbush, and cops often double park their own cars & crashed cars in this area making visibility worse & the streets narrower. the small protected bike lane between 6th and flatbush is vital but the approach to it could be improved
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
Between FDNY and park access, this block is frequently double parked and illegally parked on
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave
There’s frequent double-parking and bike-lane blocking on this block, and it sucks to have to ride in the door zone. Please take away a lane of parking and use it to build a fully-protected bike lane.
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave - Brooklyn
The road surface is terrible from Flatbush to Underhill. It’s hard to take bikes over it because it is so bumpy. I feel my brain hitting my skull and it is painful. Not good for cars, either. They swerve all over to avoid bumps, which makes it more dangerous for bikes.
Thanks for sharing.
It looks to me like every new action by the mayor is aimed to please his young supporters by giving them more future presents to look forward to receiving. I’m 68 and there’s nothing on the horizon from the mayor regarding my needs; even signage would help to remind cyclists to stay off the sidewalks. This French styled bike “boulevard “ goes directly past my house. I have no faith that cyclists confine themselves to it?
Regarding the proposal to put a bike lane on basically all of Bergen Street, we need to consider and make sure emergency vehicles and delivery drivers have access to residential buildings, cause some older and disabled residents rely on Emergency vehicles having ready access to their homes and delivery drivers to deliver food to them. Many residents aren’t young. Policies and projects that only cater to young and able bodied people are ageist and ableist.
Discrimination is never ok against any group of people.