Debbie Egan-Chin/New York Daily News
Transportation Department staffers will monitor bike-rental stations during the launch of the city's new program.
The city will deploy 'street managers' to make sure everyone plays nice.
The eight Transportation Department staffers next week will be positioned in Manhattan at key bike and pedestrian corridors, the department announced Thursday.
Susye Greenwood for New York Daily NewsStreet managers won't be able to enforce laws, but they will encourage cyclists to ride in the direction of traffic, yield to pedestrians and halt at traffic signals, as well as advise pedestrians to wait on the curb for the traffic signal and not stand in bike paths.
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The potential for conflicts could grow with next month's launch of the city's bike-rental program. Citi Bike will make thousands of bicycles available at hundreds of docking stations south of 59th St. in Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. The program will later expand to all five boroughs.
The street managers won't have enforcement powers, but will simply advise cyclists to ride in the direction of traffic, yield to pedestrians and halt at traffic signals; urge pedestrians to wait on the curb for the traffic signal and not stand in bike paths; and discourage drivers from parking illegally in bike lanes.
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