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The city Department of Transportation has worked to design and build new bike lanes in Northeast Queens in close coordination with residents, said Vincent Barone, a spokesman for the agency. “Their designs have proven to significantly improve safety for everyone on the road — whether you’re walking, biking or in a car,” he said. ...
Because of the bike lanes — and the “no stopping” signs that accompany them — residents, many of them older, have to park farther away from their homes. “Someone coming in with grocery bags or something like that, who’s in their late 70s, is trying to lug these things because of these bike lanes,” Fray said.
Though the lanes have already been installed, he said, “the signs are still up everywhere in solidarity against this thing that has been forced on us. ...
“It’s a total game changer to be able to bike safely,” she said. Without dedicated bike lanes, she said, many people are deterred from cycling. “When you have wide streets with no bike infrastructure, drivers go pretty fast, and it’s very intimidating.” ...
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