Bay Ridge Parkway has a new coat of paint. It is placed at a point wide enough to accommodate a parallel parked car and a bicycle turned sideways (shown bike is 5.5' long). If there was one more stripe at the edge of the parked car, the street would have a true 5' wide bicycle lane!
For reference, see page 59 of the DOT Street Design Manual - an on-street, standard bicycle lane is 5' wide.
The community has been aching for a bicycle lane here for over 5 years but it's still not being marked. The only limit is perception, not physical dimension or street geometry.
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| Bay Ridge Parkway's new stripe with parked car and bicycle |
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| "It's opener, out there, in the wide, open air." says Bay Ridge Parkway, channeling Dr Seuss |
