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BY COLIN MIXSON
The city plans to install a
raised, two-way bike lane on
Ocean Avenue along the border
of Prospect Park as part
of a grander scheme to ring
Brooklyn’s Backyard with
dedicated paths for cyclists.
The elevated bike lane would
run fl ush against the sidewalk
on the Prospect Park side of the
avenue, separating bicyclists
from traffi c in the same way
that the pedestrian pathway
does, according to a spokeswoman
for the Department
of Transportation.
“The raised bike lane will
create a dedicated and protected
space for cyclists outside
of the roadway,” said
Lolita Avila.
The forthcoming lane will
rise six inches off of the street,
and take up two feet of space
on the 30-foot sidewalk, according
to a member of cycling
advocacy group Transportation
Alternatives, who
told this newspaper about the
scheme after reps for meadow
steward the Prospect Park Alliance
announced the project
at a March 19 meeting of
the Prospect Park Community
Committee — a coalition
of more than 30 local groups
that meets with the city
BY COLIN MIXSON
Contractors failed to meet
their November deadline for a
$2.4-million project to repair
sidewalks and install other
beautifying elements along
Flatbush Avenue bordering
Prospect Park, according to
a Parks Department spokeswoman,
who said the agency
chose not to fi re the company
behind the job, which could
lead to additional delays.
The so-called Flatbush Avenue
Perimeter project is one
of several capital initiatives
meant to improve the borders
of Brooklyn’s Backyard, and
was originally set to be completed
well before a roughly $3
million scheme to construct
two additional Flatbush Avenue
entrances to the park between
Grand Army Plaza and
the Prospect Park Zoo kicked
off this summer, according
to spokeswoman Maeri
Ferguson.
But contractor Akal Builders
ran into trouble early on in
the project, and work stalled
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