Was driving down PPW the other day... much fewer reckless drivers, traffic moves at a more reasonable pace. Keep in mind this is a residential neighborhood and traffic should only be moving about 25-35 miles an hour. PPW is no longer the speedway that it used to be. For opponents to say that the bike lane has made PPW less safe, well, they have no idea what they're talking about.

I suggest everyone trying to get this dim lawsuit derailed go to Chuck Schumer's web site and ask him, in the interests of civility, health and quality transportation, to intervene and cool things down. I also took a moment to leave a thank-you comment on Brad lander's website -- I don't live in his district but I support and use the bike lane --- and I support his calm, fact-based approach.

I drive and bike in the city, and am floored at the anti-bike/bike lane sentiment. I'm also from Minneapolis, which is a very pro-bike city. I live right near Prospect Park West and as others have stated, I actually find driving down that street quite pleasant.

I can see why young people hate old people we were never
in debt ,had plenty of places to live in to choose from in NYC and cheap rents
at that! ,did not need to be electronicly entertained 24/7, we liked that we were not
connected where anyone could find us and a world where CCTV everywhere did not
need to be .
No AIDS. to worry about when screwing, or pollution fears excepting DDT, We had the military draft anxiety that we also helped eliminate so that you could enjoy your bike riding skateboard, Frizzbes ,smartphones texting & twitter etc and now a resume/CV rat race.
Wow! the dollar was the best currency and I will avoid the cliche how much was fairly
priced in the marketplace for just about everything.

We also have survived some years in an older USA which many young people fear that they may not.

Yes a lot was wrong with humans hitting humans for racial reasons and for political gain yet
this will continue as humans really have to learn respect ,it is not a native instinct.
We also produced everything we needed in our country ,not Asia or India ,...Imagine that?

Sadly we had children that became your parents and dropped you into an
insane world,that we never (Grand Pa's and Grand Ma's) never expected to be.

It is still a mystery to us that as more babies are born living ,we have created a world
of extreme competition for just about everything.... to live better than a street rat..
It is also amazing to me that we are keeping people alive longer from infant to
death is predicted for a baby born today to expect a lifespan of 100 years.

Our joy is that we will all be gone ,when it gets worse, that's priceless as the old Advert's
used to say ,priceless!

Please, this lawsuit isn't about safety, government transparency, or aesthetics. It's about a few very wealthy residents who live on PPW and how they are mad that they lost their "right" to double park.

how are community boards elected? these people obviously don't represent the neighborhood, just a screechy minority.

They aren't the community board. They have nothing to do with the community board. The actual, elected community board requested a bike lane on PPW.

As someone who drives all over brooklyn, I love any traffic calming measures since people drive like assholes. The PPW bike lane has made driving more pleasant. The bike lane on 9th street around smith/court/Lowes area has calmed speeding assholes. Also the pedestrian island at fort hamiliton near Maionides hospital have calmed down insane Hasidics in their mini-vans of death. I am a driver that fully supports bike lanes.

However, as a former biker, I would never use a bike lane... I would rather take my chances on the street rather than the false security of a bike lane.

it definitely slowed down traffic, which is why i can't see the irrational argument about how bike lanes are unsafe...

but i don't think driving down ppw is any more pleasant now -- there's always some moving truck on the right side, and some asshole driving 10 mph on the left looking for parking.

Isn't that true of around 80% of Brooklyn streets? Having a 3-lane thoroughfare lets some traffic go thru the middle lane, but it's far more dangerous to pedestrians than a 2 lane road with parking-protected bike lane next to it.

It can't be much worse than it was before they started working on it. I both drove and biked there and I learned to avoid it.

They should all be careful what they wish for. Fast cars vs. old people crossing the street usually equals someone getting hit by a car.

I'm an old timer, retired, and I think the bike lanes are great. More bike lanes and more pedestrian friendly walkways is what is needed. I also drive a car sometimes but I'm willing to put up with going slow. We all have to share. It's a dense city and it is helpful that we all go greener in every way as well as learn to co-exist. My only complaint about the PPW bike lane is the small section by Grand Army Plaza. Because of the medical center on the corner it's quite difficult to get through there in the middle of the day. Perhaps they could have taken up part of the sidewalk on PPW at that point to continue the bike lane. . .? I don't know I'm not an engineer. In any case more bike lanes . . . Those cranky, old, afraid of new ideas people should get a life.

Thank you for injecting some sanity.

For the record, most of the vitriol I feel is directed precisely towards those who persist in believing the fantasy that automobiles are the answer to every problem. They have their place, but that place is far less relevant to densely populated urban areas than the current configuration of infrastructure would suggest.

AnY jackass can file a lawsuit for any reason.

The lawsuit can't go anywhere. Its a conspiracy theory, not a list of legally defensible grievances. You can find cookie cutter forms like this online. No wonder it was drawn up pro bono.

The very idea that a non-profit advocacy group is colluding with the city with regards to falsified data is absurd. I wouldn't believe it if Markowitz wasn't their neighbor.

I feel sad for these olds. They don't understand the internet. They don't understand the media. Money can only buy you civic grace as long as your graceful about it.

And to think a former DOT commissioner has their name associated with it...last dying & incompetent gasp of a failed legacy, if you ask me.

Yep it's all about old isn't it? You caught them in that character flaw. How dare they be old?

old.. stuck in an antiquated way of thinking... believing the 20th century american fantasy that's proven to be utterly unsustainable in both economic and ecological senses..

Yes I know and you are leading us to a bright green tomorrow. What a hero.

@And to think a former DOT commissioner has their name associated with it...last dying & incompetent gasp of a failed legacy, if you ask me.

That is one of the most depressing aspects of this. The reality that Weinshall was DOT commissioner. It's like she was at a seance, and Robert Moses jumped into her body. Did she have any qualification in the field apart from being fucked by Chuck Schumer?

I have no doubt the plaintiffs want this expedited, as the weather warms up, and more and more cyclists use the lane.

Peter
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