After years of Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials’ reluctance to open up the agency’s bridges to cyclists, the authority is developing a plan to better integrate bikes and pedestrian access across its transit networks.
The Bike, Pedestrian and Micromobility Strategic Action Plan, which the MTA plans to release later this year, is following through on a bill signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in December. It requires the agency to plan for and encourage bike and e-scooter use at its bridges, stations and other facilities. MTA officials say the plan’s goal is to create “equitable access to transit systems and supporting sustainable transportation.”
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