Bike Daylighting
Clearing the curb space next to a crosswalk and upgrading that space with on-street bike parking racks and secure bike parking stations benefits neighborhoods with limited bike parking and sidewalk space, and a high percentage of bike commuters, bike lanes, and residents living in poverty (as biking reduces transportation costs and overcrowded housing may leave less space to store a bike at home). Installing bike parking keeps bikes off the sidewalk, improves curb access for drivers and passengers, and is an ideal solution for dense residential neighborhoods, commercial corridors, and outside subway stations.
Case Study: Far Rockaway, Queens
The neighborhood of Far Rockaway, Queens has less bike parking per resident than most neighborhoods in New York City, with just 6% as many bike parking spaces as in the average neighborhood. With below-average sidewalk space limiting room for bike parking on the sidewalk and an above-average number of residents living below the poverty line — limiting space to store bicycles at home — Far Rockaway residents would dramatically benefit from installing bike daylighting at every intersection.
