"A judge has dismissed the lawsuit that sought to remove the new Court Street bike lane, dismissing claims that the Department of Transportation's project was arbitrary and capricious and violated their Constitutional rights. In her decision, Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Inga M. O'Neale said that a rational basis for installing the lane and that its opponents failed to provide factual evidence to back up their arguments against it."
"Crash patterns indicated that most injuries were caused by drivers taking fast and aggressive turns and showed that double-parking was reducing visibility and causing drivers and cyclists to weave in and out of traffic, causing a much higher than average number of sideswipes. The redesign was meant to cut down on double parking, improve safety at intersections, and create dedicated space for cyclists and pedestrians on Court Street, the documents state."
A judge dismissed the lawsuit aiming to remove the new Court Street parking-protected bike lane, rejecting claims that the Department of Transportation acted arbitrarily, capriciously, or unconstitutionally. The lane replaced a vehicle traffic lane along a 1.3-mile stretch from Schermerhorn Street to Hamilton Avenue. DOT cited a high number of deaths and injuries—155 injured and two killed between 2020 and 2024—along that corridor as the primary motivation for the redesign. Crash analysis showed fast aggressive turns, reduced visibility from double-parking, and elevated sideswipe rates. The redesign sought to reduce double parking, improve intersections, and create dedicated space for cyclists and pedestrians. Merchants sued, alleging regulatory noncompliance, but the court found insufficient factual support for those claims.
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