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Speaking of awful Gen Xers, Troy Martin, a self-proclaimed bike advocate, has fought tooth and nail to stonewall a vital bike lane on McDonald Ave, and has announced his intent to retain Hartley Bernstein to fight it, should it be approved by CB7 tonight. karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2026/10/prot...

karmabrooklyn.blogspot.comPROTECT MCDONALD AVENUE. MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD.Our Neighborhood Deserves Answers: Help Us Challenge DOT’s McDonald Avenue Bike Lane Proposal My name is Troy Martin. I live on McDonald A...
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The fact that two of the more prominent anti-bus lane/anti-safe streets people in our neighborhood are two white Gen X first-wave gentrifiers really says a lot.

Here's Troy at the same meeting, proposing an idea to put the lane on side streets, a proposal that should sound familiar to anyone following the bike lane saga in Toronto. This man claims to be pro-bike lane, so much so that he's throwing a legal hissyfit to kill it. youtu.be/Q5uaF5yE5Rs?...

youtu.beCB7 Transportation Committee Meeting - Wednesday, September 3, 2025 @ 6:30 p.m.YouTube video by Brooklyn Community Board #7

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Mr. Martin's accusation that DOT isn't considering the wider bike network with this lane is also bunk. The entire reason for building it is to fill a gap in the bike network, which when built, would finally connect 4th Ave and Ocean Parkway, connecting the East River Bridges to Coney Island.

To add, did you elect a mayor and a city government to install legally mandated bike lanes and achieve Vision Zero, or did you elect Troy Martin to slow that down in the courts and waste your tax dollars? Think of that next time someone complains about inadequate community input.