Streetfilms® | NYC Improves 3rd Avenue with Safe Double-Wide Bike Lane, Bus Lane & Daylighting @StreetfilmsCommunity | Uploaded December 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
THIS IS A MUST WATCH!
There are a couple of before and afters in this video that will show you the stark contrast with NYC's 3rd Avenue which was a dangerous traffic sewer with 5 car moving lanes and nothing in the way of safety for those outside a car to what NYC DOT changed it to now: featuring double-wide bike lanes, a brand new bus lane which features off-set crossing, daylighting and actual obstacles to prevent drivers from parking in this most dangerous places on the Avenue.
On Saturday I got to check out the full implementation and met up with about 20 riders to have a happy jaunt up the nearly new 2 miles of installations (it's hoped it will eventually extend the entire Avenue).
This is certainly now Manhattan's safest stretch of bicycling on any street running north and south. It has real protection and room for people to pass, pedestrians to be able to cross the Avenue more safely and bus riders to benefit faster speeds for buses with new red lanes (hopefully cameras to come shortly!)
THIS IS A MUST WATCH!
There are a couple of before and afters in this video that will show you the stark contrast with NYC's 3rd Avenue which was a dangerous traffic sewer with 5 car moving lanes and nothing in the way of safety for those outside a car to what NYC DOT changed it to now: featuring double-wide bike lanes, a brand new bus lane which features off-set crossing, daylighting and actual obstacles to prevent drivers from parking in this most dangerous places on the Avenue.
On Saturday I got to check out the full implementation and met up with about 20 riders to have a happy jaunt up the nearly new 2 miles of installations (it's hoped it will eventually extend the entire Avenue).
This is certainly now Manhattan's safest stretch of bicycling on any street running north and south. It has real protection and room for people to pass, pedestrians to be able to cross the Avenue more safely and bus riders to benefit faster speeds for buses with new red lanes (hopefully cameras to come shortly!)
