"The administration also announced it is working to finish Astoria's 31st Street bike lane, a project that a judge halted in part because Adams hadn't gotten the required certification from the FDNY and other agencies. "We are beginning the mandatory consultations and will issue the notices needed to restart the project, while also filing a notice of appeal of the court's decision," Flynn said in a statement."
"One of the first things Zohran Mamdani did in his inaugural week as mayor was to pave over the Big Bump at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge. The bump, notorious for launching cyclists into the air if they hit it too fast, is now gone. This is a tiny drop of asphalt in a big city but one that may signal the start of a new era for cyclist safety."
"When Eric Adams took office, he too made a show of being a bike lover, riding a Citi Bike to meetings on his second day in office and promising to build 300 miles of protected bike lanes by the end of his term. But then he and top aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin spent four years ripping up protected bike lanes and sabotaging planned road diets."
Zohran Mamdani immediately prioritized cyclist safety by repaving the Williamsburg Bridge 'Big Bump' and initiating a broader safety agenda. The administration reversed previous rollbacks by reinstating the original McGuinness Boulevard road diet and moving to complete Astoria's 31st Street bike lane, restarting mandatory consultations and appealing a court halt. Mamdani directed the DOT to daylight intersections to remove visual obstructions and announced plans tied to a forthcoming $70 million redesign of Delancey Street. The actions contrast with the prior administration, which promised 300 miles of protected lanes but removed infrastructure and fell 210 miles short.
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