Pull up a map of bike routes along the Brooklyn-Queens border and you will find that there’s an absence of city-designated paths for cyclists north of the one down Central Avenue in our neighborhood. If you are a seasoned NYC cyclist who has had a brush or two with death on city streets or a fan of  the band Total Slacker, whose drummer Terence Connor was killed in a hit-and-run while riding his bike on Metropolitan Avenue last October, we are sure that you would welcome the addition of a few safe routes. It seems like our neighbors in the county of Queens are on the same page: Stephen Miller at Streetsblog NYC reports that Queens Community Board 5 announced at a transportation committee meeting last Tuesday evening that they’re partnering with the Department of City Planning and the Department of Transportation to add at least six and possibly as many as ten new bike lanes to Ridgewood: As early as fall of 2014, there may be some must-ride routes to check out your way to Bunker or Ridgewood Market!