The Department of Transportation posted flyers announcing a project to better protect pedestrians and cyclists who use the 39th Ave. bike boulevard from cars turning the wrong way at 50th St.

Drivers on 39th Ave. regularly drive over the plastic bollards installed there today, which makes pedestrian crossings at the corners hazardous. This project will replace those bollards with a hardened concrete diverter, similar to those used without controversy to direct traffic flows in other cities around the world.

Driving culture in NYC post-pandemic is full of drivers breaking the law without consequence. Using the average driver’s fear of dinging their car to get them to do the right thing — by building a concrete traffic diverter — is a perfect response to this type of casual lawlessness in the neighborhood.