Thursday Events
Downtown Brooklyn Blueprint Meeting Today is the final public meeting for the Downtown Brooklyn Transportation Blueprint. The Blueprint plans to meet the transportation needs of Downtown Brooklyn for the next 20 years, accounting for pedestrians, transit users, cyclists, motorists and goods movement. Please attend and offer feedback on the proposed recommendations. Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to…
Downtown Brooklyn Blueprint Meeting
Today is the final public meeting for the Downtown Brooklyn Transportation Blueprint. The Blueprint plans to meet the transportation needs of Downtown Brooklyn for the next 20 years, accounting for pedestrians, transit users, cyclists, motorists and goods movement. Please attend and offer feedback on the proposed recommendations. Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Brooklyn Borough Hall. 209 Joralemon Street.
Windsor Terrace Transportation Forum
Today, Community Board 7 and the Windsor Terrace Alliance are sponsoring a community forum on traffic and transportation issues. All residents are encouraged to attend. Thursday, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Grand Prospect Hall. 263 Prospect Avenue (between 5th and 6th Avenues). (718) 854-0003.
Community Board 8 Meeting
Tonight at 7:00 p.m., Community Board 8 holds its monthly meeting at Berean Missionary Baptist Church. It is located at 1641 Bergen Street on the corner of Rochester Avenue.
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“It would be great if city planners start considering pedestrian bridges, or bridged links on the 2nd floors between office buildings and department stores like Minneapolis has. Too many intersections in NYC are unbelievably dangerous for pedestrians.”
Pedestrian bridges are avoided in many cities today because it kills street level retail.
NYC is supposed to be trying to reduce the number of cars and reducing pollution, so 11:30 is right in saying widening the sidwalks (and improving public transportation) should be top priority.
It’s great to encourage bicycling but it shouldn’t be a priority over improving things for pedestrians. Too much of the population can’t ride bikes. I have bad knees, myself, and riding a bike makes them swollen and painful. Many people travel to work in the morning with a child in tow, to drop off at school. People grocery shop on their way home from work and carry heavy bags. There are a lot of people aged 50 and over who would or could not ride a bike to work and back. Etc etc. To merely create bike lanes is not the answer to getting cars off the roads.
I would prefer it if city planners would take 1 or 2 lanes away from cars and widen the sidewalks for the foot walkers. First, it does not promote driving. Second, more room for pedestrians and a wider buffer from the car traffic and area for planting trees on the sidewalk.
Consider, routing delivery times for trucks to certain hours be it morning or night. People that drive cars will not like what I’m saying though. And, yes, I can afford a really nice car if I want it, I just don’t want to though.
It would be great if city planners start considering pedestrian bridges, or bridged links on the 2nd floors between office buildings and department stores like Minneapolis has. Too many intersections in NYC are unbelievably dangerous for pedestrians.
Excellent news. Keep it coming.
I agree that the downtown plan looks great. It’s exciting to see Brooklyn grow and prosper.
I wish these events were listed earlier. I’d love to go to the transportation conference but have other plans.
The best plan so far for Downtown Brooklyn. Come one, come all.