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Another Atlantic Yards Broken Promise: There is No Indoor Bike Parking that Bruce Ratner Vowed to Build
Developers of Atlantic Yards are breaking their decade-plus-old promise to provide ample and indoor bike parking for two-wheeling ticket holders headed to the Barclays Center.
July 21, 2019
Op-Ed: The Atlantic Avenue Rebuild Is Taking Too Long
The next chapter of the Department of Transportation’s long-awaited rebuild of Atlantic Avenue — one of the city’s deadliest corridors — won’t likely start until 2021.
June 24, 2019
Atlantic Yards Could Become Much Less Car-Centric
Off-street parking for the Atlantic Yards project, which sits near one of the world's great confluences of transit lines, was once projected to include space for as many as 3,670 cars. Now the number of parking spots could get chopped down to 2,876 or, in one scenario, a significantly less car-centric 1,200, according to a new review prepared for the state body overseeing the development.
April 29, 2014
Barclays Center Opening Weekend Traffic: Not a Total Disaster
Many residents and elected leaders from the neighborhoods near the Barclays Center in Prospect Heights are letting out a sigh of relief after steeling for gridlock this weekend. Sellout crowds for the arena's first events -- three Jay-Z concerts -- did not completely overwhelm nearby neighborhoods with traffic, but the strain on local streets was still clear.
October 1, 2012
DOT Study Rejects Residential Parking Permits For Stadium Neighborhoods
The Department of Transportation has rejected neighborhood demands to implement residential parking permits around the Barclays Center and Yankee Stadium, according to a DOT report released last Friday. DOT cited the availability of on-street parking spaces during Yankee games, the large number of non-residents parking on the street for purposes other than visiting the stadium, and the heavy costs of administering and enforcing an RPP program.
July 13, 2012
More Trains, But No Free MetroCards or RPP in Barclays Center Plan
The MTA will be adding extra transit service on Barclays Center game nights. But past promises of free or discounted MetroCards for arena-goers did not materialize in the transportation demand management plan revealed yesterday by developer Forest City Ratner, which local advocates are calling "too little, too late."
May 23, 2012
Bad News: Forest City Breaks Bike Parking Vow; Good News: Less Car Parking
When Brooklyn's Barclays Center opens with a Jay-Z concert this September, it will be one of the most transit-accessible arenas in the United States. But as Streetsblog has noted before, the transportation planning for the stadium is excessively car-oriented. Developer Forest City Ratner had been planning to build an 1,100-space surface parking lot, marring the pedestrian environment and inducing more driving to the stadium. As opening day nears, there's good news and bad when it comes to parking.
May 4, 2012
Barclays Center Mysteries: Three Big Unknowns About Arena Transportation
In less than six months, toward the end of September, the Barclays Center will open and throngs of visitors will descend on the streets of Prospect Heights and nearby Brooklyn neighborhoods. While numerous concerts and sports events have already been booked, the transportation picture remains fuzzy even this close to opening day. Three big unknowns:
April 4, 2012
How to Make Your Own Free Parking Near the Atlantic Yards Site
Via Norman Oder at Atlantic Yards Report, here's a variety of parking scofflaw that we've never come across before on Streetsblog.
January 6, 2012
Nets Fans Get No Assist From Atlantic Yards’ Shrinking Sidewalks
Public comments on the Ratner bollard plan will be accepted through September 22. See Veconi's post for more info and links to numerous relevant docs.
August 30, 2011