Bikes in the Greenway!

Doesn't everyone in Williamsburg love bikes?  Thankfully, so does Community Board 1, at least by looking at the recent 39 - 2 vote that places a bike lane instead of parking spots.

According to Streetsblog

Two other community boards had to vote on the greenway, but parking was only affected in the CB1 district. To defuse the expected opposition, the Greenway Initiative identified side streets -- usually former industrial blocks converted to residential use -- with areas where on-street parking could be "reclaimed," such as defunct loading zones. Offsetting the loss of 500 parking spots on Kent Avenue was seen as necessary to gain community approval.

Read more of the article here.