Two weeks ago, Adams held a town hall in Williamsburg where numerous members of the neighborhood’s Hasidic community criticized the bike lane. They cited a viral video where a person riding an e-bike crashed into a young child who dashed into the bike lane from a double parked car.
An online petition against the redesigned bike lane titled “DOT: Please Stop the Murder of our Children” has more than 3,000 signatures.
After reading the article and watching the video of the child who was hit by a cyclist, it seems that the real problem is the on-street parking.
Not surprising, since on-street parking, legal or otherwise, creates a significant challenge and conflict for all road users.
The NIMBYs and planners are idiots for not acknowledging that fact.