Green-Wood Cemetery has proposed installing a two-way protected bike lane on the 36th Street/37th Street side of the cemetery. Also proposed is an entrance to that same side of the cemetery at 9th Avenue and 37th Street.
What is a protected bike lane?
Protected bike lanes, unlike paint-only bike lanes, provide physical protection between people riding bikes and vehicle traffic. In New York City, there are three main types of protected bike lanes.
Jersey barriers
Jersey barriers use concrete to provide separation between vehicles and people using the bike lane.
Parking-protected
Parking-protected bike lanes use a lane of parking to separate people using the bike lane from vehicle traffic.
Flexible delineators
DOT also uses flexible delineator, a.k.a. flexi-posts, to provide physical separation between bike riders and vehicle traffic. In late 2021, DOT Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez promised to upgrade half of these barriers with sturdier materials, such as concrete.
An article in Streetsblog, "Green-Wood Cemetery Wants Protected Bike Lane, New Sunset Park Entrance," describes the area as
a "no man’s land" strip of tractor-trailer parking and illegal dumping.
Green-Wood's proposal
would swap an underused curbside parking lane on 36th Street and 37th Street for a two-way bikeway and expanded sidewalks.On Fort Hamilton Parkway, [Green-Wood President Meera] Joshi and company proposed splitting an existing sidewalk into a bike lane and pedestrian path with planters and benches to be maintained by cemetery staff.
Green-Wood has asked the city to contribute about 20% of the total cost.
