Going Against the Flow on Congress Street?
The Eagle has a story about how some Cobble Hill residents aren’t thrilled about a draft proposal to reverse the flow of traffic on Congress Street between Court and the BQE in service of making the Brooklyn Greenway more accessible—the bike lane and car traffic would thus run east-to-west on the street, rather than west-to-east,…
The Eagle has a story about how some Cobble Hill residents aren’t thrilled about a draft proposal to reverse the flow of traffic on Congress Street between Court and the BQE in service of making the Brooklyn Greenway more accessible—the bike lane and car traffic would thus run east-to-west on the street, rather than west-to-east, as they do now. The DOT says the proposal, which also involves putting an eastbound bike lane on Amity, is only a “conceptual design” at this point. One resident’s objections, however, include the following: “For one, Congress Street, on the west side of Court Street, and Bergen Street, on the east side of that major southbound artery, are ‘slightly askew,’ meaning that they don’t line up exactly. Bergen Street is slightly to the north of Congress Street. This, she said, would give rise to traffic problems. ‘You’re near two schools — Montessori and Mary McDowell. Cars would have to dart across Court and dart into one lane [on Congress going west]. The two schools are right there, the subway is right there, and the corner of Pacific and Court is totally treacherous.'”
Street Rerouting Proposal Irks Cobble Hill Residents [Eagle]
Why post something about an intersection without a gmap link?
“and I frequently see cars going the wrong way up Court to get to Dean, endangering anyone in their path.”
they’re clearly just copying the behavior of entitled cyclists.
The intersection of Pacific and Court is highly dangerous to any living being near it. I once was nearly hit by a ricochet car accident, while merely standing square in the middle of the large sidewalk on the west side.
The askew intersection of Dean and Court is also dangerous, and I frequently see cars going the wrong way up Court to get to Dean, endangering anyone in their path. Yes, yes, they should follow the laws, but they don’t. And NYC doesn’t enforce. These are the realities.
Also — I’ll add… What “subway is right there”? Right where?
wycoff — “this isn’t Vancouver” is akin to “if you don’t like it, leave.” And I shop in and visit Cobble Hill quite often. Should I not? Would it be better if I kept my money elsewhere?
tybur – you don’t live in Cobble Hill, and this isn’t Vancouver.
tyburg, having self-policing intersections seems to work fine in some cities worldwide, but i doubt it would here. Too many entitled sob’s (including some cyclists). I find traffic in Paris and Rome to be much more respectful of peds, for example, than London, in spite of many uncontrolled intersections. Maybe it’s an Anglo-Saxon disdain thing.
Considering that many cars that go east on Congress think they are still on the BQE as they pass the park, this might actually be a good thing.
You know in Vancouver, BC (which I’ve driven in quite a bit)… last time I checked, it’s a large, densely populated city. They don’t have lights for many of the side streets. There are still lights on the main road. These intersections are controlled primarily by the pedestrians and, secondarily, by a timer. The side streets have a stop sign and the drivers know that the only time they can cross is when traffic stops.
Somehow it works just fine… for drivers and pedestrians. Oh, and these main roads also have bike lanes!
Hmm… I wonder if MOST of our “traffic problems” and “traffic nightmares” and “dangerous for pedestrians” has something… perhaps just a little… to do with a severely dysfunctional approach to life and others here in NYC?