There's a convention in journalism in which one introduces the subject of a quote before quoting them. That's why the random arrival of "Geller" in paragraph two is a bit jarring.
The bike lane isn't a death trap; that's hyperbole. It is awkward, though. There's one spot, as one turns to go from Rosa Parks to Greely heading downtown, where bikes are very likely to get clobbered by cars.
Otherwise, Uri or Pamela Geller has a point, this design is actually safer.