NYC Bike Lane Projects Will Pedal Up To Record High In 2023

NEW YORK CITY — New York City’s growing ranks of cyclists soon will see more bike lane projects than ever as they wheel across the city.

A record number of bike lane projects, including those to harden more than 10 miles of existing lanes, will be installed in 2023, Department of Transportation officials announced Monday.

The projects are designed to both meet the historic level of bicycle riders on the city’s streets, and encourage new cyclists to start pedaling, said city transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez.

“As we’ve built more and more bike lanes, we’ve seen bicycle ridership reach historic levels,” he said in a statement.

“We will be installing a record number of high-quality, protected bike lanes this year to save lives and continue encouraging this growth.”

Upcoming bike lane hardening projects will add cement “Jersey Barriers” to help separate bikes from motor vehicle traffic, officials said. Sturdier materials will also be used in new bike lanes, they said.

New lanes will be built in communities with little to no bike infrastructure, additional bike connections will span across bridges, neighborhood networks will grow and bike boulevard designs will be drawn up, officials said.

Here’s a list of bike lane projects for 2023, as provided by the city’s Department of Transportation.

Protected Bike Lanes

• Ashland Place/Navy Street, Flushing Avenue to Hanson Place; Hanson Place, Ashland Place to St Felix Street, Brooklyn
• Third Avenue, 59th Street to 96th Street, Manhattan
• Tenth Avenue, 14th Street to 52nd Street, Manhattan
• Meeker Ave, Apollo Street to Graham Avenue, Brooklyn
• McGuiness Boulevard, Pulaski Br to Meeker Avenue, Brooklyn

Protected Bike Lanes in Priority Investment Areas
Bronx

• Lafayette Avenue, Metcalf Avenue to Havemeyer Avenue
• Soundview Avenue, Rosedale Avenue to Clason Point
• Rosedale Avenue, Lafayette Avenue to Watson Avenue
• Park Avenue, East 165th Street to 188th Street
• 179th Street and East 180th Street,Park Avenue to Boston Road

Brooklyn

• Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn
• Cozine Avenue, Fountain Avenue to Louisiana Avenue
• Wortman Avenue, Fountain Avenue to Louisiana Avenue
• Louisiana Avenue, Cozine Avenue to Stanley Avenue

Staten Island

• Goethals Road North, Forest Avenue to South Avenue
• South Avenue, Goethals Road North to Fahy Avenue
• Trantor Place, Walker Street to Bayonne Bridge

Bridges

• Manhattan/Bronx: Washington Bridge, EL Grant Hwy/University Ave to Amsterdam Ave
• Queens: Addabbo Bridge, 165 Ave to Kiteboard Launch

Bike Boulevards
Upcoming Open Street redesigns include:

• Underhill Avenue, Eastern Parkway to Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn
• 33rd Ave, Utopia Parkway to 215th Place, Queens
• Berry St, Broadway to North 12th Street, Brooklyn
• 31st Ave, Queens

NYC DOT Community Bike Networks

• Fordham Phase II
• Soundview Bike Network
• Brooklyn CB 14 Phase I
• Queens CB 11 Phase I

Future outreach – Protected Bike Lanes

• Astoria Heights PBL, Queens
• 9th Street, Brooklyn
• Cypress Avenue, Queens

Bike Lane Hardening
DOT will harden 10 miles of existing lanes and five miles of new projects with sturdier barriers, including the Addabbo Bridge and Park Avenue, in The Bronx.

The hardening list currently includes:

• Second Avenue, from 65th Street to Belt Parkway on ramp (Brooklyn)
• First Avenue and East 125th Street (Manhattan)
• Second Avenue, 60th Street to 63rd Street (Manhattan)
• Queens Boulevard from 72nd Street to Grand Avenue (Queens)
• Vernon Boulevard from Queensborough Bridge to Esplanade Entrance (Queens)
• Borinquen Place from Rodney Street to Havemeyer Avenue (Brooklyn)
• Goethals Road North from Forest Avenue to South Avenue (Staten Island)
• Southern Boulevard from Garden Way to East 182nd Street (Bronx)
• Addabbo Bridge to Cross Bay Boulevard (Queens)
• Park Avenue from East 165th Street to East 188th Street (Bronx)