Dean & Bergen Streets
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Comments (307)
The B65 bus regularly gets stuck on this corner because of the tight turn and illegally parked cars. This corner is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and bikers alike, especially with the Bergen St subway and multiple schools on the block. In my decade living on Bergen St I have seen countless near misses and actual collisions.
The B65 bus regularly gets stuck on this corner because of the tight turn and illegally parked cars. This corner is extremely dangerous for pedestrians and bikers alike, especially with the Bergen St subway and multiple schools on the block. In my decade living on Bergen St I have seen countless near misses and actual collisions.
Excited for more bike lanes in our neighborhood, but we need them complemented with: 1) e-bike regulations, like “Pricilla’s Law”, rider insurance and safety courses, and liability insurance for Citibike, DoorDash, and Amazon; I am one of thousands of NYers who have been severely injured by an e-biker who did not obey traffic laws, and I shudder knowing thousands more will join me without concrete action; 2) bike traffic law enforcement — deterrents, both real and perceived, are empirically shown to improve road and pedestrian safety. Let’s ensure we all feel safe sharing the roads.
The auto repair and BP on the north side of atlantic and the express gas station on the south side lead to a lot of double parking and erratic turns on both sides of this intersection, in addition to cars speeding up to get on/off atlantic ave. we need dedicated and protected north/south bike routes (on tompkins/brooklyn & throop/kingston or other nearby streets) or at the very least, bike boxes and longer LPIs at intersections of Atlantic, so bikes can safely cross the avenue before cars start turning.
With this redesign can we please FINALLY have street cleaning on the south side of Dean? I have swept up thousands of pounds of garbage from the street in my 40 years here and I am not getting any younger! Pretty please
Due to light timing, cyclists stuck at the red, waiting to cross 5th, are incentivized to run the red light currently. At the same time, traffic coming off of Flatbush and turning onto 5th can come around that corner really fast, creating a very dangerous situation. Cyclists shouldn't be running the red, but they are, and because there's often long gaps in traffic, it's hard to blame them. Then, to get across Flatbush on Dean can be a whole additional challenge, again due to poor light timing. Cyclists can easily get stuck waiting at the red at 5th, and then the red at Flatbush for long periods, and the time to get across Flatbush is then way too short.
This whole block has been under construction for months and the pavement is in terrible condition. It's horrible to ride a bike through here, and has been for ages. The surface is uneven, there are numerous steal plates with height changes that can be dangerous to navigate on a bike. Some days is a dust bowl, which is miserable to ride through on a bike. You also often have to compete with double parked cars, construction vehicles, construction materials, buses, etc. This really needs to get cleaned up! It's been like this for WAY too long.
The timing of lights at this intersection often puts cyclists crossing Flatbush via the Dean St bike lane in an unsafe situation. The light is very short, and cyclists are often backed up on Dean waiting to cross. It is a hill, so it takes a little time to build momentum, and getting across safely before the light changes to allow traffic on Flatbush to resume can be a real challenge. It's extremely dangerous.
Teachers at PS9 are often late to their classes because they spend so much extra time searching for parking
Teachers at PS9 are often late to their classes because they spend so much extra time searching for parking
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