"With only two underpasses and a strategic location, the 86th Street transverse is the highest priority for investigation of a potential bike lane," the conservancy study said. "The design would strategically reduce vehicle lanes to a minimum viable width, ensuring the maximum allocation of space for cyclists."
Creating safe routes for cyclists to get across Central Park has been a longtime fight for neighborhood activists. The transverses are the only direct paths across the park that cyclists can use, since the designated shared paths inside the park are indirect, hilly or require cyclists to get off of their bikes.
Advocates praised the push for crosstown bike lanes and noted that giving people the ability to cut across the park without going into it can make things safer and more convenient for everybody. "It would play a huge role in taking pressure off the park itself if you can accommodate people who just need to go across," said Carl Mahaney, the director of StreetopiaUWS.
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