T.A. Presses for Bike Parking At Bedford Avenue Stop

Read the latest news on this subject.

Bicycle parking is so scarce in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that if you stand still too long on Bedford Avenue someone may try to lock up to your thigh. Cyclists who bike to the subway are especially hard up due to the NYC Transit's new policy restricting bike parking on the metal fencing surrounding the Bedford Avenue subway entrance. Transportation Alternatives is kicking off a campaign to establish bike parking inside subway stations where it would be visible to the token clerk with good lighting and plenty of space. The Transit Authority has the opportunity to create a convenient connection between two environmentally sound modes of transportation while eliminating the congestion created by the bicycles locked to the fence around the subway entrance. A successful indoor rack installation in Williamsburg would establish a prototype for other areas of the City where cyclists are a high percentage of the traffic mix, such as the East Village.

The Transit Authority has shown interest in working with T.A. to come up with the best location for a rack. If you live in Williamsburg and want to help get proper parking installed call the T.A. office and ask for Susan.

Let the Transit Authority know you are happy they are working to improve bicycle parking at the Bedford Ave. station and you support the installation of a rack inside the station.

Write to:
Field Supervisor Brian Fitzpatrick
NYC Transit Authority
370 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201