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"But the press release left out the basic facts: How many bike lanes? And how many miles - which is no small omission, given that the Adams administration was under a legal requirement to construct 180 miles of protected bike lanes in its four years. (Nor did the agency mention the record miles of protected bike lanes it removed, by the way, or how it allowed the Drug Enforcement Administration to steal a block of the protected bike lane on 10th Avenue for parking.)"
City agencies issued simultaneous year-end press releases touting record achievements across bike lanes, housing, compost collection, crime reduction, and job creation. The Department of Transportation claimed a record number of protected bike lanes installed over four years yet omitted specific counts and mileage. The omission is significant because a four-year legal requirement required construction of 180 miles of protected bike lanes. The DOT also failed to disclose miles of protected lanes removed and instances of lane appropriation, including Drug Enforcement Administration parking on 10th Avenue. Reporters spent time querying the DOT press office for supporting numbers.
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