New 2-way bike lane signals a reimagined Downtown Brooklyn
From brooklyneagle.com
“This is the future of New York City,” NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez said at Monday’s ribbon cutting to celebrate the transformation of Schermerhorn Street in Down- town Brooklyn. The event, part of the city’s “Biketober,” was attended by a crowd of officials and bicycle advocates who gathered at Hoyt and Schermer- horn streets.
The heavily trafficked two-lane road has been substantially converted into a two-way protect- ed bike lane, with one-way vehicle traffic and new pedestrian space. The new street design will save lives and also complement a plan to create a greener, “people-focused” business district in Downtown Brooklyn, officials said.