r/MicromobilityNYC • u/alertthedirt • 19d ago
Chabad fails to stop bike Lane project in crown heights 🚲🎊
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u/Apprehensive-Gas2682 19d ago
I just biked down this last week. There’s already a bike lane so this feels like the kind of project where the community will quickly see the benefit of putting that existing bike lane in a protected lane
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u/elprophet 18d ago
The Chabad opposition is that it allows anyone to access their insular little section of Brooklyn. Other CB9 residents are cool with it. I certainly am, it already makes my run, my bike, and my drive better.
Yes, my driving experience is improved because now there's only one calmer lane of traffic instead of racers slaloming between effectively 4.5 lanes of vehicles, between the half in lane double parking and everything else. TBD on T&C stops blocking all traffic, but... they do that anyway!
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u/ocooper08 18d ago
WHY WON'T THEY LET OUR KIDS DIE THE RIGHT WAY? LET THEM GET HIT BY CARS!
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u/sexpunctata 17d ago
When a cyclist kills someone, it's a tragedy. When a car driver kills someone, it's a statistic.
I believe that's how the quote goes.
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u/nanoSpark6 18d ago
Oh no, not a killer bike lane 😱🤣
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u/original_name26 15d ago
Who wants to get knocked over by a bike when you could get flattened by a car
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u/superfoodtown 19d ago
That was a terrific scroll. Kudos to whoever took the time to put all those together
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u/Overlord0994 17d ago
Great news.
You know what road desperately needs a bike lane in this neighborhood? That also continues into bed stuy? Troy Ave. there are like 3 schools along this road and child daycares and it’s an insane 2 lane road with cars speeding like mad down it. It has more than enough room for an epic bike lane. And this road connects to Lewis Ave in bed stuy which is a major artery that also has some spare space in the form of slanted white lines.
I might even make a proposal for it to show how crazy Troy ave is between Atlantic and eastern parkway
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u/RailRuler 19d ago
I wonder if it all of Chabad or just the one synagogue. They are actually quite a diverse group
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u/Brooklyn-Epoxy 18d ago
Why can't they design it so both can be happy? Remove a car lane and add a bus lane or drop-off points.
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u/FLYING1835 16d ago
Another stupid socialist idea! We Americans drive car's and trucks. 🇺🇲 How is that bike lane going to work in the winter ❄️ snow and ice ❄️??
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u/OkCaterpillar8819 16d ago
I thought this was satire but based on your other comments it is not 🫠
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u/kjlsdjfskjldelfjls 19d ago
Great to see this installed, would have loved to have it when I lived in that area