Honk if You Want a Whole Foods!
Carroll Gardens Diary has parsed the study prepared for Whole Foods analyzing the traffic conditions anticipated after the grocer’s build in Gowanus (and uploaded the entire document here). The study concludes that the supermarket won’t have a huge effect on pedestrian traffic to the area, or put too much of an extra burden on public…
Carroll Gardens Diary has parsed the study prepared for Whole Foods analyzing the traffic conditions anticipated after the grocer’s build in Gowanus (and uploaded the entire document here). The study concludes that the supermarket won’t have a huge effect on pedestrian traffic to the area, or put too much of an extra burden on public transit. However, Carroll Gardens Diary takes note that traffic is expected to get gnarlier on 3rd Street. The blog observes that the proposed improvements for alleviating the extra traffic that will come to the area mainly involve implementing a bunch of changes at the 3rd Street and 3rd Avenue intersection, such as new striping on crosswalks and signal interval adjustments, and is not impressed: “They are not proposing any significant pedestrian, bicycle, transit or other improvements. Surely, the intersection could use some bus shelters, new bike lanes, pedestrian safety islands or other improvements that, oh, I don’t know, could cost money?” Next week Community Board 6 will have a public hearing about Whole Foods’ plans, which require a variance from the BSA to move forward.
Analyzing the Whole Foods Traffic Study [Carroll Gardens Diary]
This is a non-issue. This is an empty and blighted area with little to no traffic. The new store will hardly snarl traffic. Many people said the same thing when Costco and Ikea moved in, and the results were no where near the dire predictions.
We need this project to improve the area economy and provide more shopping options to an area that needs them. I am sick of people nickel and diming projects like this. It almost makes me want to become a Republican!
I’d settle for a garbage can on Third Avenue. Maybe Bill DeBlasio can hook us up with the left over ones from Fifth Ave since they have those ridiculous solar power trash compactor ones.
Dedicated turn lanes are definitely needed. This is especially true when large vehicles attempt to turn. The one lane idea in all directions works well in light traffic. It’s a dangerous mess when there is any traffic volume.
I am down there at rush hour and never had a problem with traffic.
***lucky me*****
Given that they cut the bus that used to stop near there as part of the MTA budget cuts, what purpose would a bus shelter even serve?
The traffic that occurs here in the mornings arises from cars coming off the Prospect Expressway that want to circumvent the mess of the Gowanus Expressway/BQE transition near the tunnel. They get off at the 3rd ave exit and head toward downtown Brooklyn or the free east river crossings.
A 3rd Street bus line linking PS and CG would be nice. Although the Union Street line was eliminated just last year, maybe the new Whole Foods will create an incentive to reinstate crosstown bus service.
i drive the intersection, yesterday it was backed up twenty cars at 5pm… with whole foods, will be difficult let’s make it better, not just cheap out let developer and city split the cost but DO SOMETHING
yeah i dont think traffic in that area would be much of a problem either.
*rob*