The Cobble Hill Association fears that impending construction on the BQE and the Promenade could have a desultory effect on the Brooklyn Bridge Park. “In a worst-case scenario, the park could be built and then colonized as a staging area for the rebuilding of the triple-cantilever structure that supports the two lanes of the highway and the Promenade above it,” they write, and urge concerned citizens to attend the CB6 Transportation Committee meeting this Thursday at LICH. But others fear parts of the park might never be realized. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the walkways raised over the East River, one of the beloved design elements of the park, have disappeared from the proposal, due to concerns about the effects on aquatic life. “Besides the aesthetic appeal, the bridges would have made the park more pedestrian friendly. It provided links between three of the six piers that comprise Brooklyn Bridge Park, allowing park users to stroll from one pier to the next without having to go all the way back to dry land,” they write. Park supporters plan to appeal to the state Department of Environmental Conservation to reconsider.
Wave Goodbye to ‘Park’ Walkways [Brooklyn Paper]
BBP and the Reconstruction of the BQE [CHA]