Save The Kent Avenue Bike Lane

ACK! Maybe this is just a scare tactic by T.A., but I just received the missive below and it sure gave me the heeby jeebies.

I have no idea if anyone reads our little blog. And if you do, I am guessing you probably already get the full slew of T.A. stuff. So, maybe you have already sent something in.

But if you haven't done the e-fax thingy, please do. Trite but true: it takes but a moment and it can't hurt to have our voices massed and shouting!

Thanks and ride on...

Click here to send your E-Fax To Mayor Bloomberg

Dear T.A. Brooklyn Committee member,

The Kent Avenue bike lane is in trouble. Local elected officials are bending to the will of drivers angered at the loss of parking, and are calling for the lane's removal. We need you to reach out to Mayor Bloomberg, who has the final say, and affirm the value of this critical link in the bike network.

We would not be reaching out to you if we didn't think this project and future lanes in North Brooklyn weren't in jeopardy. To prevent this lane's removal, please help by sending this e-fax now . You can modify the text as you see fit.

The Kent Avenue lane is not perfect. T.A. supports the efforts of Community Board 1 and the DOT as they identify addition parking and loading zones on adjacent streets, and work with businesses to find solutions to loading difficulties. But we firmly oppose the premature calls of residents and elected officials for the lane's removal in order to preserve convenient parking spaces for area car-owners at the expense of bicyclists' safety.

The Kent Avenue bike lane is the precursor to a fully-formed Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. This plan, including the removal of parking, was overwhelmingly approved by Community Board 1. T.A. supports the Kent Avenue bike lane as a way to hold the future greenway's footprint, and protect the thousands of cyclists who use this dangerous street.

Send off the e-fax today . T.A. will cc your other elected officials and community board, multiplying the impact of your statement.