Changes For Myrtle & Park Avenue Streetscapes

You may have noticed, traversing the neighborhood lately, that a few of our local streets are starting to look different. The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership has been offering details lately on Clinton Hill streetscape projects, including the Myrtle Avenue Plaza and the implementation of the Park Avenue Pedestrian Safety Plan.

Image via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership

Last week, construction began on Myrtle Avenue between Hall Street and Emerson Place, where the Department of Transportation had recently visited to paint markings for the forthcoming Myrtle Avenue Plaza. The Partnership said in a press release that pedestrian-friendly changes to the strip’s service road, which will include fixed and moveable seating and game tables, increased lighting and improved crossings, “a permanent public art piece,” a food kiosk and water fountain, increased trees and other planting, and more, is expected to last 12-18 months.

Photo via Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership

Heading north, the organization says, more changes are being made to improve safety on Park Avenue. In addition to the previously-installed pedestrian barriers under the BQE, the DOT is now using painted markings to reduce the number of lanes on the eastbound side from two to one, with the goal of slowing traffic. The westbound side, which the Partnership says has higher traffic volumes, will remain a two lane thoroughfare.