The Department of Transportation plans to introduce a protected bike lane along Court Street in Brooklyn, enhancing a crucial cycling route and addressing safety concerns. With a history of higher crash rates due to two-way traffic and double parking, officials argue that reducing vehicle lanes will decrease accidents and pedestrian injuries. By removing one travel lane and adding a bike lane, the DOT believes that decreased road capacity will discourage double parking, ultimately creating a safer environment for all road users.
The narrower street width for vehicles will de-incentivize double parking on the corridor. Excess capacity often leads drivers to double park without concern for others.
Court Street's two lanes lead to massive issues for everyone who uses it; it has double the rate of sideswipe crashes compared to the rest of Brooklyn.
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