The Bailey Avenue Redesign Project, spearheaded by the city's Department of Transportation, is underway.

It was introduced to Community Board 8 in April.

Construction spans from Kingsbridge Road to Van Cortlandt Park South.

According to the Department of Transportation, the redesign project will bring a protected bike lane, pedestrian islands and wider sidewalks to 1 mile of Bailey Avenue. City representatives said the plan will make the street safer for all New Yorkers on the road.

Community Board 8 reportedly voted "no" to the proposal.

The vote was 3-1.

The DOT still broke ground on the project.

The implementation of the bike line will replace 46 parking spots. Residents fear the traffic on the road will get worse.

"It's gonna take a lot of parking. There's going to be more congestion and more traffic," said Ashley, who lives on the block.

Anna Berlanga, from Transportation Alternatives, organizer for the Bronx and Uptown, spoke to the project's safety improvements.

"Whenever protected bike lanes are put into any community, not only do bike fatalities go down, but pedestrian fatalities go down and motor vehicle fatalities go down because you do make motorists go slower. Speed is what kills," said Berlanga.

Representatives from the DOT tell News 12 the proposal was a part of the Harlem River Greenway Project.

"The best thing about this is also the recreational component. So think about a family that now has a safe access to Van Cortland Park, safe access to what will be the Harlem River Greenway... hopefully the Bronx will have la beautiful Harlem River Greenway the way Manhattan has a greenway on the river and Brooklyn," said Berlanga.

News 12 reached out to DOT to see if it is collaborating with Community Board 8. It said it is working with NYC Parks to add new trees along Bailey Avenue, coordinate with NYPD on targeted enforcement and evaluate the necessity of nearby "No Standing" or "No Parking" locations to determine if additional parking spaces could be added.