Manhattan CB7 Backs Mamdani's W. 72nd St Protected Bike Lane 26-17 Tue Jun 2 — Standing-Room-Only Meeting, 140 Speakers; DOT Could Install This Summer; E. 72nd St Twin Redesign Next

Manhattan Community Board 7 voted 26-17 Tue Jun 2 evening to back Mamdani / DOT plan for a two-way protected bike lane on W. 72nd St — first safe crosstown cycling connection between Central Park and the Hudson on the Upper West Side. Hours-long meeting; ~140 people signed up to speak; standing-room-only. DOT redesign converts W. 72nd St from 4 moving lanes to 2, repurposing the remaining 2 for turning bays, metered parking, loading zones, bus boarding islands and the two-way bike lane. Install could come as soon as this summer. DOT planning a parallel redesign for E. 72nd St on the UES next. CB votes are non-binding but Mamdani has publicly committed to back DOT against "bikelash." Builds on Mon Jun 1 TA gala keynote + Tue Jun 2 Lehrer commitment to restart 34th St Busway despite Trump FHWA threats. Promise hit: "Sustain bike-lane expansion" (in-progress) moves closer to KEPT once install begins.

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