"The city's new protected bike lane on Court Street in Brooklyn has already established a safe and reliable cycling connection on one of the most dangerous streets in the borough, but that hasn't stopped a coterie of locals seeking to undo the changes with the same predictable complaints. The project created a protected bike lane by removing one of two moving lanes on a roadway that previously funneled cut-through traffic for the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway into a quiet brownstone neighborhood."
"The corridor was among the most dangerous roads in Brooklyn, with 155 people injured in five years through 2024, including two fatalities, clustering around dangerous intersections like Hamilton Avenue and at Atlantic Avenue, according to Department of Transportation data. The Mad Max-style corner at Hamilton Avenue below the elevated BQE has long been a troubled spot that the city has failed to fix. In 2021, a hit-and-run driver killed Red Hook resident Imorne Horton who was simply trying to walk home."
A protected bike lane was installed along 1.3 miles of Court Street from Schermerhorn Street to Hamilton Avenue below the BQE by removing one of two moving lanes. Automobiles retain three lanes for movement and storage, so the street remains largely a car thoroughfare, but cycling has become safer and more reliable. The corridor recorded 155 injuries and two fatalities in five years through 2024, with many crashes concentrated at Hamilton and Atlantic avenues. Chronic double-parking and cut-through traffic from the BQE prompted aggressive driving and high crosswalk injury rates, while some local residents and board members oppose the change.
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