Sidewalk is crazy narrow and then you have people selling stuff -- should do what was done to Flatbush in Downtown Brooklyn: widen sidewalk, remove parking, put in flowerbeds and concrete barriers to keep cars moving and pedestrians safe and removed from it

Dangerous left despite the arrow -- the cars waiting to turn left create chaos in the other 2 lanes trying to go west (often one blocked by double parked cars)

Constant double parking here especially on weekends -- looks like sneaker drops and all the merchants selling on the weekend taking up both the parking lane and "half-parking" cars in lanes of traffic, while cars are turning left from the left lane. Means only ONE lane gets through.

Horrible left turn -- eastbound traffic blocks left lane with turning traffic while right lane has double parkers and tunnel traffic merging in from hester. Left turn should be blocked here.

Constant double parking on Chrystie Southbound where it's only one lane -- forcing cars to drive in oncoming traffic. So common that the streetview shows a postal truck double parked lol

Why not a tunnel or underpass connecting Manhattan Bridge to the Holland Tunnel for all the pass through traffic with a couple of ramps for local exits on the east and west sides. On top of the tunnel / underpass put bike lanes and pedestrian walkways. Pricey no doubt but long term will make life safer and healthier for everyone.

I am writing to urge DOT to make the off ramp of the Manhattan Bridge and the corner of Bowery and Canal less of a death trap. The number of injuries and deaths at this point is indefensible. In the short/immediate term, we need jersey barriers installed and a lower speed limit on the bridge. In the long term, we need to implement a comprehensive redesign of Canal Street to make it fundamentally safer for pedestrians and cyclists. The car traffic coming off the bridge is a public health emergency at this point and should be treated with an appropriate level of urgency.

The two recent crashes off the Manhattan bridge are indicative of long-time, unaddressed issues with aggressive driving into Chinatown. As we've seen, cyclists, elderly pedestrians, and storefronts are at constant risk. We need transformative change to this central throughway in Lower Manhattan to accommodate all types of transportation. Namely, we need rigid protections from cars for cyclists and pedestrians so that out-of-control drivers are stopped by physical barriers rather than humans. Additionally, we can reclaim road space by narrowing the middle buffer. This space is being used by NYPD for personal vehicle parking, so it already does not serve its purpose.

Parking should be booted on this whole stretch of Canal (and be remade like Flatbush Ext in Brooklyn) -- allow cars to stop on the side for immediate loading/unloading but nothing else. There are cars parked all day/weekend, causing loading to happen in lanes of traffic. No one needs to be parking on Canal.