u/grvsmth

Monday is street sweeping day on the north side of Skillman from 48th to 52nd Street; it's Thursday for the section from 39th to 48th. DOT crews spraypainted the guidelines for the bike lanes and pedestrian refuges, but drivers ignored them as soon as the crews were done. The third photo, of the street sweeping sign, is from Sunday.

I run the Safer Skillman Avenue Facebook page and blog; if anyone wants to organize around getting the one-driving-lane configuration extended west from 50th Street, please get in touch!

How long are we going to be without the Skillman Avenue pedestrian refuges?

https://nycstreets.net/PavementWorks/Project/WeeklyResurfacingSchedule/Q

It's street resurfacing season! The Department of Transportation has announced that they will be milling, and eventually repaving, Skillman Avenue from Queens Boulevard to 52nd Street.

In past experience, there are weeks or months between when the milling removes the surface of the streets and when the thermoplastic is finally replaced. In between, many drivers pretend that the bike lanes and pedestrian refuges were never there, and park next to the curb. If some drivers respect the old arrangement, the practice is often inconsistent, making the bike lanes and pedestrian refuges useless and leaving the street hazardous to everyone.

Does anyone have any thoughts about how to maintain micromobility and pedestrian space during a street resurfacing?