New York City will redesign the Brooklyn Bridge’s Manhattan entrance to create fully separated bike and pedestrian access for the first time, with construction set to begin this spring and finish before the FIFA World Cup kicks off in June.
Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani and Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the project will add a dedicated bike connection along Centre Street at the bridge’s Manhattan entrance, addressing a longtime safety concern at one of the city’s most congested areas.
Nearly 30,000 pedestrians and more than 5,600 cyclists use the Brooklyn Bridge on an average day. While the city separated bike and pedestrian traffic on the bridge itself in 2021, they still share space at the Manhattan approach, creating bottlenecks and safety hazards…