speed limits
The New York City Department of Transportation on Friday announced 14 new “arterial slow zones,” major corridors that will see speed limits slashed by five miles per hour as part of the Vision Zero initiative [/?s=%22vision+zero%22], and Flatbush Avenue is on the list, with implementation to begin
Albemarle Road
To address traffic safety issues [/news/report-albemarle-traffic-problems-online] raised by over 100 Kensington neighbors in a survey conducted by Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com/], the Department of Transportation now proposes a multi-part safety plan for a five-block stretch of Albemarle Road, from McDonald to Ocean. It will present its plan
Albemarle Road
Albemarle Road from McDonald to Ocean Avenue, a stretch that’s panicked neighbors [/news/report-albemarle-traffic-problems-online] (or worse, if they’ve been involved in accidents [/crime/overturned-ambulette-on-albemarle-sends-three-to-hospital]) for years, is finally getting some safety improvements thanks to the Albemarle Neighborhood Association, Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org], Councilmember Brad Lander
Church Avenue
Following the tragic death [/crime/pedestrian-struck-on-ocean-parkway-at-church-ave] of neighbor Ngozi Agbim [/neighbors/remembering-patricia-ngozi-agbim] in June, demonstrations [/transportation/residents-join-lander-to-demand-actions-to-improve-prospect-expresswaychurch-ave-intersection] , and a petition hand-delivered to Governor Cuomo’s office [/transportation/lander-delivers-ocean-parkway-safety-petition-to-governor-state-dot-says-its-working-on-it] by Councilmember Brad Lander [http://bra
accident
It was not a good weekend for NYC pedestrians. Between Saturday and Sunday, four separate accidents [http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/07/28/2-pedestrians-killed-3-injured-in-separate-weekend-accidents-in-nyc/] resulted in two pedestrian deaths and three injuries, according to a CBS New York report. One of the accidents occurred on 4th Avenue and 17th Street
traffic calming
We spotted this squashed sign and dented fence on the corner of Foster Ave. and Westminster Rd. on the way to –wait for it– the traffic calming meeting [/blog/transportation/a-cortelyou-neckdown-firehouse-parking-no-solution-to-cia-intersection-and-more-from-a-traffic-calming-meeting] last night. The same property was hit last October [/blog/transportation/car-vs-fence-on-foster-avenue], albeit in a different spot on the
Mathieu Eugene
In case you’ve heard about a traffic calming meeting from Councilmember Mathieu Eugene and the Department of Transportation coming up in the neighborhood tomorrow, please note that it’s been rescheduled for a date in April that has yet to be determined. Both Eugene’s office and the DOT
Mathieu Eugene
Councilman Mathieu Eugene is organizing another traffic calming forum slated for January 31, said Michael Racioppo, chief of staff to Councilmember Mathieu Eugene. The exact time and location is being sorted out by his staff as they invite relevant city agencies such as the Department of Transportation to the meeting.