▁am ple ▁ped est rian ▁pla zas ▁to ▁exist ▁along ▁the ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁NY CD OT ▁decided ▁to ▁red es ign ▁Broadway ▁between ▁ 3 5 th ▁and ▁ 4 2 nd ▁Stre ets ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁five ▁years , ▁ow ing ▁to ▁poor ▁connections ▁between ▁ped est rian ▁pla zas ▁and ▁decre ased ▁veh icular ▁traffic . ▁With ▁the ▁new ▁red es ign , ▁the ▁bi ke ▁l ane ▁is ▁now ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁street ; ▁it ▁was ▁formerly ▁on ▁the ▁left ▁side ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁ped est rian ▁pla zas , ▁causing ▁conflicts ▁between ▁ped est rian ▁and ▁b icy cle ▁traffic . ▁ ▁In ▁spring ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁capital ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁W orth ▁Square , ▁Broadway ▁between ▁ 2 4 th ▁and ▁ 2 5 th ▁Street ▁was ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁" shared ▁street " ▁where ▁through ▁vehicles ▁are ▁b anned ▁and ▁delivery ▁vehicles ▁are ▁restricted ▁to ▁. ▁D elivery ▁vehicles ▁go ▁north bound ▁from ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁to ▁ 2 5 th ▁Street ▁for ▁that ▁one ▁block , ▁revers ing ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁traffic ▁and ▁prevent ing ▁vehicles ▁from ▁going ▁south ▁on ▁Broadway ▁south ▁of ▁ 2 5 th ▁Street . ▁The ▁capital ▁project ▁exp ands ▁on ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁initi ative ▁where ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁intersection ▁of ▁Broadway ▁and ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁was ▁rep ur posed ▁into ▁a ▁public