There's new progress in the implementation of New York's bike-sharing program, CitiBike. The development is occurring on the Brooklyn Greenway.
Three more bicycle stations are on the construction calendar and will be set up in Red Hook, Greenpoint and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. The path will provide a safe and enjoyable means for pedestrians and cyclists to travel between Greenpoint and Bay Ridge.
In Red Hook, the plan connects Columbia Street to Louis Valentino, Jr. Park by extending the existing Degraw Street route to reach Van Brunt, then Imlay, and eventually, after completion, it will extend to the park via Conover and Ferris Streets. Shared bikes lanes will be added to Van Brunt Street as well.
The newly announced construction is set to begin this summer and is projected to cost $12.5 million.
The CitiBike transportation committee has approved bike paths and storm water infrastructure upgrades along West Street in Greenpoint, as well as on Flushing Avenue near the Navy Yard, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The existing path will be "widened and separated in both directions."
Construction on both of the sections of the project are projected to cost $10 million and $8 million respectively. The construction is scheduled to begin in 2014.
The bicycle-sharing program has been in the planning stages for a long time. It involved one of the most extensive planning processes in New York history, which included 400 meetings, a website that received over 10,000 suggestions and 55,000 clicks of support for station locations. The Department of Transportation (DOT) released a comprehensive report on the public dialogue that was used in designing the system.
The Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway is a planned 14-mile path that will be physically separated from traffic and will include separate paths for pedestrian and cyclists. After completion, it will connect the neighborhood parks and open spaces from Greenpoint to Bay Ridge. A non-profit group, the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI), is heading the planning and long-term stewardship of the area.
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