New York City officials on Friday said it will restart three previously halted bike lane projects to improve traffic safety across Brooklyn.
There will be protected bike lanes installed in Fort Greene, Midwood, Flatbush and East Flatbush, officials said.
“For too long, New Yorkers have been told to wait as long overdue improvements to our transit system were blocked time and again. That ends now,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a statement. “Today, we build safer streets for New Yorkers who walk, bike, or drive in their own neighborhoods. And this is just the start — it’s part of a larger commitment to bold, systemic change that gives New Yorkers the transit system and streetscape they deserve.”
The Department of Transportation projects include:
Ashland Place Bike Lane
DOT will complete the final block of the protected bike lane on Ashland Place in Fort Greene. The project will convert the southernmost block of Ashland Place from a two-way street to a one-way street and add a two-way protected bike lane.
Completing this final segment will create a continuous protected bike route from Sunset Park to DUMBO, with connections extending to Greenpoint and Queens.
As part of the redesign, DOT will convert the last block of Hanson Place, from St. Felix Street to Ashland Place, into a “shared street,” significantly expanding pedestrian space and enhancing public space improvements.
Midwood, Flatbush, and East Flatbush Bike Lanes
Midwood, Flatbush and East Flatbush have high cycling rates but limited bus infrastructure. This spring, DOT will implement a long-delayed plan to build a bike lane network across neighborhoods represented by Brooklyn Community Boards 14 and 17.
The agency will install parking-protected bike lanes to Cortelyou and Dorchester Roads in Ditmas Park, from Coney Island Avenue to Flatbush Avenue. Standard bike lanes will be added to 14 additional streets in Flatbush, East Flatbush and Midwood, along with intersection upgrades to improve visibility and safety.
Protected bike lanes have shown to reduce traffic deaths and serious injuries by 18% for all street users.
Brooklyn And Kingston Ave Bike Lanes
More than 10 schools sit within a block of Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues in central Brooklyn. Over the five-year period between 2021 through 2025, the corridors saw 65 injuries, with pedestrians and cyclists accounting for 60% of serious injuries, officials said.
To better protect students traveling to and from school, DOT will install parking-protected bike lanes along both corridors from East New York Avenue to Wingate Park at Winthrop Street. A new protected bike lane loop will also surround Wingate Park.
In addition, conventional bike lanes will be added along Rutland Road and Fenimore Street in Prospect-Lefferts Gardens between Flatbush and Brooklyn avenues.
