"Nearly three-quarters of people DOT surveyed along the busy corridor last year got there on foot (73 percent), while 64 percent said they took the subway or bus, according to data the agency filed in court last week. (Numbers add up to more than 100 percent because people could choose multiple modes of transportation.) More than a fifth of respondents (22 percent) said they rode a bike or a Citi Bike to get to Court."
""Walking and cycling are completely ingrained in how the neighborhood functions and nonetheless the argument is about cars," said Jon Orcutt, a former DOT policy chief under the Bloomberg and de Blasio administrations who now is the director of advocacy at Bike New York. "City government is almost having to prove to the people of the neighborhood that they live in a big city.""
DOT testimony indicates that the majority of people access Court Street on foot, by subway or bus, or by bicycle rather than by car. Survey results show 73 percent arrived on foot, 64 percent used subway or bus, and 22 percent rode a bike or Citi Bike; respondents could select multiple modes. Only 7 percent drove alone, 7 percent used for-hire services, and 4 percent carpooled, totaling 18 percent arriving by car. Reallocating roadway space from private automobiles to a parking-protected bike lane aligns with local travel patterns. Eighty-two percent of residents in Brooklyn Community District 6 commute by mass transit, walking, or biking.
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