Cyclists question Rochester’s decision to remove University Avenue bike lane

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A bike lane installed on University Avenue was torn up and replaced just months later, leaving cyclists questioning why the city changed course from it’s original plan.

What stands there now is what’s called a shared use pathway for both pedestrians and bike paths. But when it was first built just a few months ago, parts of University Avenue were kept separate for cyclists and pedestrians.

“The cycle track on the south side here actually was built last year. The asphalt was in the ground. It was set,” Hendrik de Smidt said…

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