Community members split on additional protection of bike lanes along Park Avenue
This change comes after William Cruz, 35, died in a hit-and-run crash while driving a moped on Park Avenue.
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The Department of Transportation announced that bike lanes along Park Avenue would be getting additional protection – something not all of the community members are on board with.
This change comes after William Cruz, 35, died in a hit-and-run crash while driving a moped on Park Avenue.
MORE: NYPD: Man on moped dies after collision in East Tremont
DOT workers were pictured installing barriers on the south side of the avenue from 188th Street to 173rd Street, but not everyone likes them.
“On a commercial space with a tall truck and a big vehicle…you don't have enough space to turn,” said Jose Lozano, owner of a repair shop on Park Avenue.
Advocates like Jon Orcutt, of Bike NYC, say that “it’s life or death for somebody in a bike lane” and that while it may cause difficulties, the shields are only “a foot and a half wide at their base.”
Community Board 6 tells News 12 that they have submitted multiple requests to remove the barriers in problematic locations for businesses – specifically at 4564 Park Avenue, 540 E 180th, 4216 Park Avenue, and 4521 Park Avenue.
