NYC Restarts Work On Four Bus, Bike Lane Projects In Brooklyn And The Bronx

 

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) will restart four previously halted street redesign projects aimed at improving bus reliability and traffic safety in The Bronx and Brooklyn. The initiatives include a new bus lane on Fordham Road in The Bronx and three protected bike lane projects across Brooklyn neighborhoods including Fort Greene, Flatbush, and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. NYC DOT will oversee implementation, with construction scheduled to begin this spring.

In The Bronx, the Fordham Road Bus Lane project will introduce offset bus lanes between Sedgwick Avenue and Boston Road, serving approximately 130,000 daily riders on the Bx12, Bx9, Bx17, and Bx22 routes. According to NYC DOT, offset bus lanes are expected to provide the greatest improvements to bus speed and reliability, similar to a recent redesign on Hillside Avenue in Queens that increased bus speeds by up to 28 percent. The agency will finalize designs following community engagement and anticipates completion later this year.

In Brooklyn, NYC DOT will complete the final block of a protected bike lane on Ashland Place in Fort Greene, converting the southernmost block into a one-way street and installing a two-way protected lane. The redesign will also transform a portion of Hanson Place into a shared street to expand pedestrian space. Additional improvements include new parking-protected bike lanes along Cortelyou and Dorchester roads in Ditmas Park, standard bike lanes on 14 streets across Midwood, Flatbush, and East Flatbush, and intersection upgrades to enhance visibility. Along Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues in Central Brooklyn, where more than ten schools are located within one block, parking-protected bike lanes will be installed between East New York Avenue and Wingate Park at Winthrop Street, along with a protected loop around the park and additional lanes on Rutland Road and Fenimore Street.

“New Yorkers deserve fast, reliable bus service and to feel safe when they’re traveling with their families and loved ones on city streets,” said NYC DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn. “This is just the beginning. We are doubling down on delivering on our buses and street safety while building trust in community engagement.”