Dean & Bergen Streets
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Comments (797)
Without the leading pedestrian light this intersection would be even more dangerous to cross via bike. Cars ignore cyclist when cross the intersection going South. Needing a protected bike lane on Franklin to improve traffic flow and peds/bike safety. Would be great to connect a protected Franklin bike lane to proposed bike boulevards!!
Afternoon rush hour cars frequently speed crossing Fulton Street via Franklin. Causes pedestrians to wait in the street for car to pass to use their crosswalk signal. Recommend LPI signaling for cyclist and pedestrian safety inside the intersection.
Would love to see the parking removed from here for a wider bike lane! In particular would appreciate someone getting the cops to stop parking on the sidewalk here
These are really narrow streets and removing parking for a bike boulevard would be a hardship for the neighborhood and community, especially the elderly that require vehicular transport for doctors' appointments and other basic needs.
This area of Brooklyn would so greatly benefit from improved bicycle infrastructure. The cars driving on Flatbush have so little regard for everyone outside their vehicle that we must build the protections proposed by the Dean & Bergen Bike Boulevard Project
Re Bergen/Dean Street Bike Blvd: Why not have Eastern Parkway be a model bike boulevard? There is plenty of room!
RE: Opposition to the Proposed Bergen and Street Dean Bike Boulevard Project Dear Mayor Mamdani and DOT Commissioner, As a resident on Bergen Street and direct stakeholder of the Crown Heights/Park Slope community, I oppose the current design plan for the Bergen and Dean Street Bike Boulevard project. While I support the goal of street safety, the 10-mile redesign creates severe hardships for my neighborhood. I urge the DOT to pause the proposal and re-evaluate the impact of the project. I ask that the city pause the aggressive redesign and work with the community transparently on targeted, localized safety improvements that do not come at the expense of accessibility, parking, and traffic flow and address the concerns of all the community (elderly, disabled, school children, workers, businesses, etc.) not just those in favor of unduly restrictive bike lanes. Sincerely, Bergen Street Resident
The entire street should be made bike priority with a top vehicular speed of 12 - 15 mph. Instead of a painted bike lane, give bikes the entire street and enforce a rule that no driver may overtake a cyclist. Modal filters, which limit car traffic would also be a good idea, as would some system where drivers can only access local streets and not use all of Bergen as a cut-through or way to avoid Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Bergen and Dean are major bike routes and neighborhood streets and shouldn't be highways for cars!
Due to recent sewer upgrades Dean street has dangerously uneven pavement on this stretch. This makes it nearly impossible to bike safely and the bike lane is essentially non existent because the asphalt is so torn up. Cars park and drive directly where bike lane is supposed to exist and bikes opt for the safer option of riding on the sidewalk rather than risk hitting a deep crack or getting swiped by a passing car while avoiding an uneven stretch of pavement.
The Underhill bike lane headed North and the Bergen bike lane headed west should/ could be connected more seamlessly!
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