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Bike
Bike
 05/13/2026 - 12:10
Dean St - Hoyt St - Bond St

There is a school on the block to the west, a nursing home facility on this block, and another school several blocks down. Already, ebikes and scooters are a hazard here as they zip right past. It's worse at night. You take your life in your hands trying to cross the street. A protected lane will just make it easier for them to speed and put everyone else at risk. There are too many children in this area. This is a bad idea. Please do not do this.

Bike
Bike
 05/13/2026 - 12:06
Dean St - Bond St - Hoyt St - Brooklyn

A protected bike lane just will attract more bikes at higher speeds. Dean Street leads just to other already crowded areas, not to the park or the bridges or water. There is no need for this. It's a waste of money the city does not have. People will get injured. Cars will honk their horns. Traffic will spill over to other side streets, I get it. It would be nice if New York had more protected bike lanes. But there are smarter places and better times for this than here and now,

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Red Light Running
Red Light Running
 05/13/2026 - 11:44
Dean St - Nevins St - Brooklyn

I am an advocate of bike use and encourage measures that protect cyclists from cars. However, as a long-term resident of the Project Zone, I note that bicycles, e-bikes and electric scooters already speed heavily in the area and often run the red light on Dean Street where Nevins intersects. This is a serious pedestrian hazard. I have witnessed collisions between cyclists and pedestrians here, as well as at the intersection of Dean and Bond where two heavily used bike lanes intersect. Near-collisions and altercations at rush hour are frequent and frightening for all parties. The intersection I am commenting on hosts a crosswalk with no school crossing guard where children cross mornings and afternoons to get to PS38, PS 447 and Brooklyn High School of the Arts. This crosswalk is a major pedestrian path for residents walking from Wyckoff Gardens to public transit at all hours of the day, and for caregivers and parents of children at Strong Place Daycare, as well as community members bringing babies and children to the Tribeca Pediatrics office at 250 Dean. Not to mention the general pedestrian traffic in our very walkable community, which includes elderly residents who have made Boerum Hill their home for decades. Enhancements made to bike lanes MUST NOT come at the cost of pedestrian safety; protections for riders cannot endanger pedestrians by increasing bike, e-bike and scooter speeding and encouraging cyclists' sense of precedence over all others. I truly believe that the planners of this projects are up to the task of increasing protections for pedestrians while accomplishing their bike safety goals. Thank you for considering my comment as it comes from personal experience and from the heart!

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Bike
Bike
 05/12/2026 - 21:34
Dean St - 6 Ave - Carlton Ave - Brooklyn

I live on Dean just one block East of the Barclays Center. First of all, currently the roadway is in absolute horrible condition due to construction that's been going in the area for over a year. Secondly, the traffic that happens on this block regularly is crazy. Whether it's caused by the firehouse at the corner, cars lining up to get into the parking lots during Barclays events, the myriad of deliery vehicles double parked. I could give 50 more reasons why this is a bad idea. Fix the roadway and keep the current bike lane. An entire bike boulevard is completely unnecessary

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Bike
Bike
 05/12/2026 - 16:41
Dean St - Bond St - Nevins St

The last thing these streets need are more bikes racing from Boerum Place to Flatbush on Dean. Already, it's a hazard. A protected bike lane will just attract more bikes at faster speeds. And between Boerum Pl and Flatbush, there are three schools, a popular pediatricians' office, and several playgrounds. It's a smart sentiment, but on this stretch of blocks, it's just going to really put pedestrians in harm's way. Better wold be to enforce parking laws and get cars out of the bike lanes, and then make sure bikes slow down.

Bike
Bike
 05/12/2026 - 14:10
Congress St - Clinton St - Court St

Please include a contraflow protected bike lane at the easternmost block of Congress Street as part of this exercise. This will allow Brooklyn-Bridge-bound cyclists using northbound roadways from points south (Smith, Bond, 3rd Av, 4th Av, 5th Av...) to access Clinton Street to access the bridge, instead of having to use the well-designed but crowded Smith-Jay-Tillary-Street thoroughfare or any portion of the dangerous Boerum Place-Brooklyn Bridge Boulevard thoroughfare. It would alleviate cyclist traffic a little.

Driving
Driving
 05/12/2026 - 13:55
Bergen St - Bond St - Nevins St

A protected bike lane is not feasible on these streets. This would eliminate massive amounts of parking and create dangerous conditions, like people parking at hydrants. Also because of the number of schools between Smith and 3rd, double parking is already a big problem.

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Bike Lane Protection
Bike Lane Protection
 05/12/2026 - 13:53
Dean St - Bond St - Nevins St

These streets are unsuitable for protected bike lanes. This would eliminate 1/2 the parking for miles, and will exacerbate the already problematic hydrant and crosswalk blocking.

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Bike
Bike
 05/12/2026 - 12:12
Franklin Ave - Bergen St - St Marks Ave

The intersections of Bergen and Dean with Franklin Avenue during Open Streets may present some challenges as well as opportunities, and should be handled with care to maximize connectivity in the neighborhood and to the Open Street on Franklin.

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Bike
Bike
 05/12/2026 - 12:07
Underhill Ave - Bergen St - Brooklyn

It would be neat to do something special where these two bike boulevards meet! Same for Dean and Underhill. This is a much-loved local street

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