""If we're going to be putting down new bike lanes, we should get the job done right and get the full protection and the full safety benefits of a bike lane, not a half measure," Jason Froimowitz, the chair of the board's transportation committee, told Streetsblog."
"DOT told the board in November that it planned to add a conventional bike lane that would preserve all existing car storage on the stretch of road during a resurfacing project this summer. But board members wanted a protected bike lane, even if it meant eliminating parking spaces."
"The agency responded, saying it needed to conduct a feasibility study before adding a protected bike lane, a study that could take significant time to complete. Still, a resolution calling for a protected bike lane unanimously passed the board's transportation committee and the full board voted 35-4, with three abstentions, for a protected bike lane, as long as DOT completes a feasibility study before the resurfacing starts in the summer."
Community Board 6 voted overwhelmingly to request a protected bike lane on E. 17th Street between First Avenue and Park Avenue, preferring full protection even if parking must be removed. DOT had proposed a conventional, unprotected bike lane that would preserve existing car storage during a planned summer resurfacing. Board members argued that safety should take precedence over parking and actively encouraged sacrificing parking for safer infrastructure. DOT said a feasibility study would be required before installing a protected lane and that the study could take significant time. The board approved the protected-lane resolution 35-4, with three abstentions, contingent on the study being completed before resurfacing.
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