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What’s Next at Grand Army Plaza?
We missed it in the run-up to the holidays last month, but this item in the Brooklyn Paper is worth a longer look. DOT has announced its intention to implement some safety fixes at the northern end of Grand Army Plaza.
January 12, 2010
It’s Time for DOT to Think Big at Grand Army Plaza
Union Street in Brooklyn has a problem: The queue of cars waiting to drive through the intersection at Grand Army Plaza sometimes stretches as far as the eye can see. The bottleneck, which causes a lot of horn-honking, crosswalk-blocking, and other hazards, is intimately connected to another problem: Grand Army Plaza is a spinning vortex of traffic draining the life from what should be Brooklyn's premier public space.
December 2, 2009
Summer Streets Coming to Brooklyn This Weekend
After today's rain clears out, it looks to be a beautiful weekend for two Summer Streets events in Brooklyn.
June 5, 2009
A Broken Hip and the Merits of Scooters
"Ouch" was my first thought, as I lay on the ice in my building's parking lot, my scooter and black shoulder bag some feet away from me. What I would later learn was a broken hip screamed for my attention in a strange but compelling new language.
February 13, 2009
Eyes on the Street: Pedestrian Haven on Hanson
Courtesy of Brownstoner, here's a recent shot of sidewalk construction between Flatbush Avenue and Hanson Place, near the Brooklyn Academy of Music. The short passage -- or slip ramp, as DOT calls it -- allowing cars to turn onto Hanson from Flatbush and Fourth Avenue is now closed to car traffic. This is especially good news for transit riders, who now have fewer vehicle conflicts to worry about as they walk to and from the Atlantic Terminal entrance.
November 18, 2008
DOT to Present Ideas for Brooklyn’s Most Notorious Intersection
The confluence of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth Avenues is a traffic nightmare of epic proportions right smack next to a huge transit hub and shopping center. (We hear some sort of arena and housing complex might get built there too.) Crossing the street here is an unwelcome adventure for thousands of pedestrians every day, and biking is out of the question for the vast majority of cyclists.
October 21, 2008
Eyes on the Street: A Refuge on Vanderbilt
A tipster sends along these fresh shots of construction on Vanderbilt Avenue in Prospect Heights. The new pedestrian refuges give the street a geometry very similar to what we saw on Broadway in Williamsburg two weeks ago. Below, the remnants of old trolley tracks get unearthed. We're told the foreman says his crew is having a devil of a time working around the tangle of metal.
June 2, 2008
DOT’s 9th Street Plan: Frequently Asked Questions
Print this DocumentNinth Street at Eighth Avenue in Park Slope, outside of Dizzy's Diner.
April 11, 2007
Vanderbilt Avenue: The Model for DOT’s 9th Street Proposal?
As noted elsewhere, tonight the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 will consider a plan by DOT to redesign 9th Street from Third Avenue to Prospect Park West in Park Slope, Brooklyn.
March 29, 2007
Atlantic Yards Hearing Set for… When You’re Out of Town
The Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Forest City Ratner's "Atlantic Yards" project in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn was released today. It can be found here on the Empire State Development Corporation's web site.
July 18, 2006