9th Street - The Bay Ridge Parkway of Park Slope?

So let's make a comparison between our own Bay Ridge Parkway, shown in a posting a few days ago, and 9th Street in Park Slope.



The view above is made standing on the northeast corner of 3rd Ave and 9th Street, looking east on 9th street. The foreground shows the bike lane "sharrows" (who thought of this name?) which extends behind the camera going west towards Carroll Gardens and Red Hook. The B61 bus also runs along 9th Street in both directions. The sharrows of 3rd Ave can also be seen in this photo, extending across the intersection.

Let's move forward and east along 9th Street...



Above is a photo at the corner of 4th Ave and 9th street looking east, up the slope of 9th street. the roadbed measures about 52' wide. What's key here is all the lane activity that is happening across the width of 9th Street. From left to right:

curb bumpout (which is parallel parking just up the block)
westbound through traffic lane #1 with sharrows
westbound through traffic lane #2
left turn lane
eastbound through traffic lane
bicycle lane
curb bumpout (which is parallel parking just past the light pole)

If you want an interactive view, see the google streetview here. Note that this image was made pre-bumpout at the corners.

Let's head eastward some more...



The above photo is about midway between 4th and 5th Avenue. What is happening from left to right along the roadbed?

parking
bicycle lane
buffer
westbound through traffic lane
eastbound through traffic lane
buffer
bicycle lane
parking

Onward!



Here we are approaching 5th Avenue along 9th Street. At this location from L to R:

Bus stop has replaced the parallel parking
westbound through traffic lane
left turn lane for eastbound traffic
eastbound through lane
bicycle lane
parking

Google streetview link here give some more interesting information - left turn markers for cyclists turning left onto 5th Ave.

9th Ave is quite a feat of traffic management for vehicles, bicycles, buses, and parking!