The newly opened $160-million recreation center in Harlem has sparked criticism for its inadequate bike parking options. While the center opened with enthusiasm, the northern entrance lacks bike racks, and existing ones are placed on a steep hill, rendering them unsafe and impractical. Livable streets advocates express disbelief over the oversight by the Parks Department. Although plans for additional bike parking are in the works, there is no clear timeline or details provided, leaving cyclists frustrated by the current arrangements and the perceived lack of support from city agencies.
The [Harlem-side] bike parking is placed in a counter-intuitive way. If you're arriving from Harlem, the natural inclination is to head toward the entrance, so there should be bike parking there.
More bike parking would be forthcoming, with a new rack 'in proximity to Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard' and another 'on the Drive entrance at Malcolm X Boulevard.'
Livable streets activists were stunned, despite years of battling a Parks Department that can't seem to understand the needs of cyclists even though the word 'recreation' is in the agency's full name.
Streetsblog's questions to the Parks Department were referred to the Central Park Conservancy, which manages most of Central Park.
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