As long as we’re on the subject of this intersection, we noticed that the link between Ashland, Hanson Place and Flatbush has been severed, part of the plan to make the intersection more pedestrian-friendly. This creates a mini pedestrian plaza in front of the refurbished One Hanson Place, which will be part of the greenstreets program (and conveniently located next to Midtown Florist, if that business will indeed be staying). Question to you transportation planners out there: even if this makes things better for pedestrians, how will it affect the traffic flow? Lord knows, if that arena ever comes, many more cars will be flooding the area.
Update: g-man has informed us that the revised traffic plan is here [pdf], and that left turns will now be allowed from Third Avenue, which might relieve a bit of traffic from Fourth.