I am a senior citizen and cyclists and motor scooters make crossing the street dangerous because they ignore traffic signals. I trust crossing in front of a car than I do a bicycle or motor bike. We need less bicycle infrastructure not more.
Dean & Bergen Streets
I am a senior citizen and cyclists and motor scooters make crossing the street dangerous because they ignore traffic signals. I trust crossing in front of a car than I do a bicycle or motor bike. We need less bicycle infrastructure not more.
Bike boulevards should not take priority over bus riders. There are many members of this community who rely on the B65, including those who are elderly or have mobility issues. Disrupting their mode of transportation in favor of cyclists is wrong.
Smith Street should become a protected northbound bike lane to complement the southbound protected Court Street bike lane.
Bridge Street should have a bike lane headed southbound. The street had street calming a while back and is very wide. Bridge Street turns onto Hoyt Street, which becomes a bike lane (southbound). The bike lane should run down Bridge Street starting at the Myrtle Ave Promenade and connect at Schermerhorn Street to the existing bike lane down Hoyt Street.
Crossing Albee Square (at Fulton & Albee Square) is scary because the traffic light pattern shows a green light while pedestrians are in the crosswalk. Cars that did not clear the green turn arrow timing (pedestrians see do not cross hand) during this phase, treat the green light as if they have the right of way while pedestrians have a walk sign across Albee Square. I have seen MANY close calls and there have been tons of pedestrian accidents and several fatalities over the years. I would propose changing the green light (generic style) to a bus transit signal green and setting up a 4 phase turn arrow traffic light, so cars see green turn arrow when pedestrians have a do not cross, followed by a flashing yellow turn arrow when pedestrians have a walk sign. This allows cars to clear the intersection that did not follow the rules or if there was a back up of cars (very common), but also indicating that they do not have the right of way anymore when pedestrians see a walk sign across Albee Square. This way cars clear the intersection but do not back up busses traveling on Fulton Street, and busses see a clear transit signal light while drivers do not have the confusion that they can continue straight down Fulton Street.
Crossing Albee Square (at Fulton & Albee Square) is scary because the traffic light pattern shows a green light while pedestrians are in the crosswalk. Cars that did not clear the green turn arrow timing (pedestrians see do not cross hand) during this phase, treat the green light as if they have the right of way while pedestrians have a walk sign across Albee Square. I have seen MANY close calls and there have been tons of pedestrian accidents and several fatalities over the years. I would propose changing the green light (generic style) to a bus transit signal green and setting up a 4 phase turn arrow traffic light, so cars see green turn arrow when pedestrians have a do not cross, followed by a flashing yellow turn arrow when pedestrians have a walk sign. This allows cars to clear the intersection that did not follow the rules or if there was a back up of cars (very common), but also indicating that they do not have the right of way anymore when pedestrians see a walk sign across Albee Square. This way cars clear the intersection but do not back up busses traveling on Fulton Street, and busses see a clear transit signal light while drivers do not have the confusion that they can continue straight down Fulton Street.
Crossing Albee Square (at Fulton & Albee Square) is scary because the traffic light pattern shows a green light while pedestrians are in the crosswalk. Cars that did not clear the green turn arrow timing (pedestrians see do not cross hand) during this phase, treat the green light as if they have the right of way while pedestrians have a walk sign across Albee Square. I have seen MANY close calls and there have been tons of pedestrian accidents and several fatalities over the years. I would propose changing the green light (generic style) to a bus transit signal green and setting up a 4 phase turn arrow traffic light, so cars see green turn arrow when pedestrians have a do not cross, followed by a flashing yellow turn arrow when pedestrians have a walk sign. This allows cars to clear the intersection that did not follow the rules or if there was a back up of cars (very common), but also indicating that they do not have the right of way anymore when pedestrians see a walk sign across Albee Square. This way cars clear the intersection but do not back up busses traveling on Fulton Street, and busses see a clear transit signal light while drivers do not have the confusion that they can continue straight down Fulton Street.
Crossing Hoyt Street (at Fulton & Hoyt) is scary because the traffic light pattern shows a green light while pedestrians are in the crosswalk. Cars that did not clear the green turn arrow timing (pedestrians see do not cross) treat the green light as if they have the right of way. I have seen MANY close calls and there have been tons of pedestrian accidents and several fatalities over the years. I would propose changing the green light (generic style) to a bus transit signal green and setting up a 4 phase turn arrow traffic light, so cars see green turn arrow when pedestrians have a do not cross, followed by a flashing yellow turn arrow when pedestrians have a walk sign. This allows cars to clear the intersection that did not follow the rules or if there was a back up of cars, but also indicating that they do not have the right of way anymore. This way cars clear the intersection but do not back up busses, and busses see a clear transit signal light while drivers do not have the confusion that they can continue straight down Fulton Street.
NO BIKE BOULEVARD. CONGESTED AS IT IS, ESP WITH THE BS YOU PPL ARE DOING WITH FLATBUSH AND GRAND ARMY SMH. INTENTIONAL CONGESTION
Lots of double parking here, often all the way up and down the block. A bike boulevard that discourages this extra lane of parking would make everyone safer and make transit for all faster.
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