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Crosstown Bike Lanes are Coming to the Upper East Side
Bike lanes are coming to 70th, 71st, 77th and 78th streets in July.
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY -- After months of debate among Upper East Side residents, the New York City Department of Transportation is going forward with a plan to add four crosstown bike lanes to the neighborhood, Streetsblog NYC first reported.
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The DOT will start to install painted bike lanes on 70th, 71st, 77th and 78th streets in July, Streetsblog reported. In May, the DOT presented a plan for the bike lines at a Community Board 8 meeting. The community board voted down six possible bike lanes, but the DOT is going ahead with four lanes anyway.
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