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Grand New Bike Lane
A bicyclist takes advantage of the new bike lane on the Grand Concourse heading northbound. (Photo by Andrew Boryga)
by MOLLY RYAN
NORWOOD NEWS
Last Thursday, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) extended the northbound bike lane up the Grand Concourse all the way to Mosholu Parkway.
A buffer between the bike lane and the street was also included to increase biker safety. Later that Thursday, bikers were already taking advantage of the lane.
This section of the bike lane is only part of the DOT’s initiative to revamp the entire Grand Concourse into a more aesthetically-pleasing and safer biking and pedestrian corridor.
Richard Gans of Transportation Alternatives, an advocate for New York bicycling, walking and public transportation, says that the bike lane is “just an interim measure.”
Ideally, he would like to have a separated bike path in the center median of the Grand Concourse. It’s currently located just outside of the parking lane on the outside of the Concourse.
Gans would also like the DOT to have more parking enforcement to protecting bike lanes from double parkers. Still, Gans believes that the bike lane on the Grand Concourse is a “good bike route” and a positive step towards a safer, more bike-friendly Bronx.
“The community is looking for a redesigned and greener format,” said Gans. “This bike lane will hopefully encourage more cyclists to commute to and from work and ride along it for enjoyment.”
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