Lots of Bicycling and Streetscape Meetings This Week

Yesterday we told you about the DOT meeting this Wednesday concerning streetscape improvements in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill, and according to this week’s Streetsblog calendar, there’s a lot more happening around Brooklyn concerning street improvements and bike lanes. Tonight Community Board Two’s Transportation Committee will hear plans from the DOT to extend the Jay Street bike lanes north of Tillary Street into Dumbo, allowing for safer access onto the Manhattan Bridge. The meeting‘s tonight at 180 Remsen Street from 6 pm to 8 pm. The New York Post also noted that DOT will head out to Coney Island tonight and present a proposal to add a plaza of tables, chairs and potted plants at the southern end of Stillwell Avenue. On Thursday the DOT is holding an open house in Bay Ridge to present design concepts for safety improvements on 4th Avenue from 65th Street to Shore Road. That’s at P.S. 264, 371 89th Street, from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Also on Thursday, the DOT will attend Community Board Six’s transportation meeting to present a proposal for installing a new pair of bike lanes on Union Street (eastbound) and Sackett Street (westbound) between Van Brunt Street and 3rd Avenue. There’s also a proposal for bike corrals at 153 Columbia Street (between Kane and Degraw) and 787 Union Street (between 5th and 6th avenues). And one last meeting for Thursday: the DOT and Councilmember Mathieu Eugene will discuss traffic conditions on Cortelyou Road at Temple Isaac, 1419 Dorchester Road, at 6:30 pm. The last event of the week, planned this Friday, is a half-day conference at City Tech on biking in Brooklyn, with a focus on cycling along the waterfront. The event is free but you must register here. UPDATE: The DOT postponed its meeting with Community Board Two regarding the Jay Street bike lanes to April. And the DOT and Mathieu Eugene have rescheduled the Cortelyou Road traffic meeting for sometime in April, date TBD.
This Week: Brooklyn Bikeways and Traffic Calming [Streetsblog]
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