Less Parking, More Sitting for Dumbo
The small triangular island bounded by Pearl Street, Water Street and Anchorage Place in Dumbo, heretofore used for parking, will become a pedestrian plaza that will be managed by the local BID. After a study by Pratt grad students launched the idea, DOT and CB2 jumped on board, with the latter approving the plan unanimously…
The small triangular island bounded by Pearl Street, Water Street and Anchorage Place in Dumbo, heretofore used for parking, will become a pedestrian plaza that will be managed by the local BID. After a study by Pratt grad students launched the idea, DOT and CB2 jumped on board, with the latter approving the plan unanimously at its Transportation and Public Safety Committee last week. DOT says that the model for the project will be the Willoughby Pedestrian Plaza (which, frankly, has always left us a little underwhelmed). How ’bout some wifi—then we’d really be talking! But whatevs, it’ll have to look nicer than a bunch of cars, right? Of course, this will only intensify what is already arguably the worst parking situation of any neighborhood in Brooklyn. Cue the obligatory nasty comments directed at anyone who drives a car.
New Pedestrian Plaza is Cleared for Big Tryout [Courier] GMAP
In DUMBO a Parking Lot Will Become a Piazza [Streetsblog]
hate to point out the obvious but pedestrians and cyclists aren’t contributing millions of pounds of carbon dioxide into the air we breathe.
there are those that will embrace the current really exciting (not to mention profitable) movement towards a greener earth and then there are the really stupid and ignorant people on the planet.
seems as though the readers of this site are more the latter.
anyone who would say that a parking lot is a better way to keep dumbo “real” is an utter moron.
Green space is nice but this is a loud, kinda dirty spot. Who is going to sit there? Especially when you can walk another block to the beautiful waterfront parks? I don’t really get the point. I hope they are not trying to make DUMBO appear less “industrial” because if they do, they’ll wreck it.
On the subject of drivers, I’ve noticed that 90% of DUMBO drivers on weekends have no clue where they are going.
if you think the cyclists are wild on the Brooklyn Bridge…try walking the Manhattan Bridge. They think it is some sort of freeway.
the bicyclists are the worst. such arrogance. they are a particular menace on the Brooklyn bridge walkway and in the Parks. My near misses have not been with cars but rather with cyclists who get into an endorphin high or something and think they are gods.
Its tragic all the people run down by pedestrians each year.
Good question, I think the sermon givers just expect you to be where you need to be and to just stay there.
Let me get this straight. I shouldn’t take the L because it’s too crowded. I shouldn’t drive because that’s elitist or irresponsible or something.
Am I supposed to walk everywhere?
I don’t have kids, I don’t have a boyfriend, I don’t have a summer share. I have a car and Mets tickets. I use one to get to the other, and yes, I’m willing to pay my share of the burden that my driving imposes on the rest of you people.
Oh, and you high and mighty pedestrians, try putting down the g.d. cellphone while you cross the street. Having spent a lot of time driving and walking in this town, I find impatient and inattentive pedestrians to be as annoying as drivers.
And cyclists? Don’t even get me started. Show me a single bike rider who obeys traffic laws, and I’ll start showing a little more sympathy. But in the meantime, every time I see one run a red light or ride head on into traffic, I kinda secretly hope someone makes them regret their arrogance.
Are you kidding? Are they serious about the dinky terra cotta pots with ferns?
My SUV can turn those into red gravel in a NY minute.
Last time I was on the subway, the cattlecar was so crowded that I could hear everybody’s I-pods then somebody farted, what a pleasure that was. Never again. Mass transit is for the masses. enjoy!
I was dragged kicking and screaming back into car ownership when we moved to Brooklyn. Didn’t want it, don’t like moving the goddamned thing back and forth for alternate-side revenue generation, and yes, it is fricking expensive. But here’s the thing: We are renovating a brownstone, and doing much of the work ourselves. Taxis, Zipcars, car services just don’t cut it when you regularly need to haul lumber, cement blocks, etc. Not that I’m apologizing. But I use the subway over the car every time I have a choice, especially when going to the city. It’s faster–period.