Downtown Brooklyn to get bike lane that fills in glaring hole in cycling network

The city transportation department plans to install a protected bike lane to fill in one of the most glaring gaps in Brooklyn’s cycling network — and eliminate a hive of illegal parking in the process.

The project, which was announced earlier this month, aims to extend the bike lane that connects to the Brooklyn Bridge. The lane abruptly cuts off at Adams and Johnson Streets, forcing many cyclists to swerve into traffic. On that block, vehicles regularly park in the painted bike lane forcing bikes to swerve into a lane of traffic. 

The plan would create a two-way bike lane protected by concrete barriers. The work would extend the protections south of Fulton Street, where Adams Street turns into Boerum Place, down to Bergen Street. The city plans to finish the work later this year — and bike riders said the changes can’t come soon enough.