NEW YORK—The congested traffic in Central Park, including walkers, joggers, bicyclists, and cars, has prompted a shift in traffic lanes.
Overall, pedestrians will get more room and bicyclists and cars will get less in new plans from the city’s Department of Transportation.
The plans vary by location within the park, according to a draft presentation. In the upper loop (north of 72nd Street), walkers and joggers would get double the amount of room (a 7-foot lane would double in size), while bicyclists would get less (losing a 7-foot bike lane and keeping an 11-foot lane). The 12-foot service vehicle lane could be used temporarily by passing cyclists.
In the lower loop, an 8-foot bicycle lane would become a pedestrian lane. This change would be in addition to the path already assigned to pedestrians that’s separated by a wooden barrier.
