Sitting Brooklyn borough president and mayoral hopeful Eric Adams is planning the buildout of 300 miles of protected bike lanes in the city over the first four years of his potential first term.
Adams acknowledged the variety of ways New Yorkers use roadways throughout the city on Saturday during an event in which he called for municipal investments in safer infrastructure, which would add to the progress made by Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration in adding 28 miles in 2020.
“As mayor I will work to protect all our communities with the same passion and purpose I’ve had for more than three decades of my public life, including from the dangers of traffic violence.” Adams said. “We are a city of pedestrians, cyclists, skaters, drivers, and mass transit riders. The use of our streets must reflect all of those uses safely while encouraging forms of movement that reduce congestion and greenhouse gas emissions.”
