Bay Ridge merchants raise concerns over DOT bike lane plan
A plan by the Department of Transportation to install a network of bike lanes on Bay Ridge streets will cause major headaches for store owners on Third Avenue, the leader of a business group predicted.
Robert Howe, president of the Merchants of Third Avenue, said putting a bike lane on the avenue would likely interfere with deliveries to stores on the busy commercial corridor and could lead to mass confusion for merchants, delivery workers, bike riders and pedestrians alike.
It could also increase the potential for accidents, Howe said.