Dean & Bergen Streets
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Comments (1079)
Incredibly unsafe area with zero investments from the DOT in street improvement projects (hardened daylighting, extended curbs, traffic calming measures) despite having several schools nearby. Why does the DOT seem to only care about Prospect Heights and ignore the safety needs of Crown Heights?
-Dean and Bergen Streets already have functional safe bike lanes for cyclists. -Bike riding is somewhat seasonal. Will cyclists be riding in the snow too? -A protected bike boulevard would lead to unnecessary traffic congestion, negatively affecting traffic flow, emergency and delivery access, parking, and daily life. -Removal of legally permitted driveways would deprive homeowners of access to their home and lower home values. -How will the new garbage bins affect the protected bike lanes? -The proposal should be reconsidered, paused, or withdrawn until more intensive community input is gathered and fully considered.
-Dean and Bergen Streets already have functional safe bike lanes for cyclists. -Bike riding is somewhat seasonal. Will cyclists be riding in the snow too? -A protected bike boulevard would lead to unnecessary traffic congestion, negatively affecting traffic flow, emergency and delivery access, parking, and daily life. -Removal of legally permitted driveways would deprive homeowners of access to their home and lower home values. -How will the new garbage bins affect the protected bike lanes? -The proposal should be reconsidered, paused, or withdrawn until more intensive community input is gathered and fully considered.
This intersection is chaotic with drivers blocking the box and running red lights
At this intersection we pedestrians have watch for reckless cyclists who turn from Dean onto Franklin heading south without stopping for red lights or pedestrians in crosswalks. Something has to be done. They are too busy looking north for oncoming cars to dodge and don’t care a bit about pedestrians in crosswalks with walk signals. In fact they ring their bells to get out of the way. It’s intolerable they expect me to watch out for them to protect myself.
At this intersection we pedestrians have watch for reckless cyclists who turn from Dean onto Franklin heading south without stopping for red lights or pedestrians in crosswalks. Something has to be done. They are too busy looking north for oncoming cars to dodge and don’t care a bit about pedestrians in crosswalks with walk signals. In fact they ring their bells to get out of the way. It’s intolerable they expect me to watch out for them to protect myself.
At this intersection we pedestrians have watch for reckless cyclists who turn from Dean onto Franklin heading south without stopping for red lights or pedestrians in crosswalks. Something has to be done. They are too busy looking north for oncoming cars to dodge and don’t care a bit about pedestrians in crosswalks with walk signals. In fact they ring their bells to get out of the way. It’s intolerable they expect me to watch out for them to protect myself.
How do you intend to educate the cyclists who choose to ride on the even now WITH a clear bike lane on the block? We need signage as there are many cyclists who wrongly believe that because they live on the block they can ride to their door and pedestrians should step aside. It’s frustrating as an elderly person to be mindful of reckless cyclists who lack integrity. This boulevard could be a good thing IF the cyclists are educated and occasionally policed to abide by the design.
How do you intend to educate the cyclists who choose to ride on the even now WITH a clear bike lane on the block? We need signage as there are many cyclists who wrongly believe that because they live on the block they can ride to their door and pedestrians should step aside. It’s frustrating as an elderly person to be mindful of reckless cyclists who lack integrity. This boulevard could be a good thing IF the cyclists are educated and occasionally policed to abide by the design.
I am 62 and live on Dean street between Rogers and Nostrand Ave. Every day I have to look both ways as I step onto the sidewalk because even though we have a bike lane on our street bicyclists use the sidewalk. They come by fast, sometimes stop to a halt so they don’t hit me, sometimes coming within centimeters of hitting me. They feel it’s all okay as long as they don’t run me over. At 62 and my balance is age appropriately not what it used to be. The abusive attitude from the bicyclists also causes great anxiety for me, never mind my heart in my throat after a near miss. Will there be signage that warns bicyclists to not go on the sidewalk? I can see a scenario where there are families on the bike blvd and some bicyclist who wants to get ahead of them comes onto the sidewalk. This is a real concern for any age of person walking on the pedestrian sidewalk, but especially for the aging. I ride a bicycle at times myself, while not following the lights is tempting, I never race through them, whether they are red or green. However, many, many bicyclists do so. Will there be consequences for these bicyclists? Will the residents of the blocks the bike blvd is on be considered as pedestrians? You want to make it safer for bicyclists with signage and other means, will you put signage up to protect pedestrians?
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