REMARKS
Commissioner Rodriguez highlights DOT's achievements in bike lane construction
1:01:22
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38 sec
Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez emphasizes New York City's leadership in implementing bike infrastructure, particularly protected bike lanes.
- Highlights that NYC built 32 protected bike lanes last year
- Claims this number exceeds the combined total of protected bike lanes built in all other large U.S. cities
- Positions NYC as a leader that other cities look to for guidance on bike infrastructure
Ydanis Rodriguez
1:01:22
And and I think that this is, you know, one of course, New York City, one of the thing that we all should know that whatever we do in the city together as we make each of us accountable, we do it largest and the best when we compare to any other city.
1:01:35
So even many of the city, they are looking at us.
1:01:37
They're looking about how we are the first one that is widening a bike lane.
1:01:41
We are the one that did 32 protected bike lane last year.
1:01:45
And, yes, as someone that carried the bill of the Stream Master Plan, I know your job is to make me accountable, but 32 protected bike lane last year was largest than the number of protected by lane that all largest city in this nation built together.
