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Bike
Bike
 06/30/2026 - 21:27
Bergen St - 4 Ave - 3 Ave - Brooklyn

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!

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Vehicles Driving in Bike Lane
Vehicles Driving in Bike Lane
 06/30/2026 - 20:39
Dean St - Carlton Ave - Vanderbilt Ave

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.

Bike
Bike
 06/30/2026 - 20:02
Underhill Ave - Bergen St - St Marks Ave

The Underhill bike lane headed North and the Bergen bike lane headed west should/ could be connected more seamlessly!

Pedestrian
Pedestrian
 06/30/2026 - 19:15
Dean St - Nostrand Ave - Brooklyn

I am concerned about the lack of transparency ànd bypassing the communities that are affected. Removing the buses from two streets impacts the seniors and those who are disabled. The bikes can also be dangerous to pedestrians and are unregulated.

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Bike
Bike
 06/30/2026 - 19:09
Bergen St - Brooklyn Ave - New York Ave - Brooklyn

I am against this. I am speaking today as both a cyclist and a driver. I regularly ride between 10 and 30 miles throughout Brooklyn, including Bergen Street and Dean Street. I also drive these same streets, so I understand the needs of everyone who uses them. Based on my personal experience over the past seven years, I have ridden these corridors without being involved in an accident. Bergen and Dean already function as shared streets where cyclists and motorists coexist. They are not perfect, but they demonstrate that different modes of transportation can safely share the roadway. In a city as dense as New York, every street must balance multiple needs. The question should not be whether we can make cycling safer—we all support safety—but whether converting these blocks into bike boulevards is the best use of limited street space. Removing parking has real consequences. Many homeowners and residents rely on street parking, and reducing parking shifts the burden onto surrounding blocks, making it harder for residents, visitors, caregivers, contractors, and deliveries. Those impacts should be carefully weighed against the measurable safety benefits of this proposal.

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Bike
Bike
 06/30/2026 - 19:00
Dean St - 3 Ave - 4 Ave

I support the Dean St and Bergen St bike boulevards. These are critical bike and pedestrian paths for the Brooklyn area. They should be made fully safe, comfortable, and even fun for non-car traffic and people.

Bike
Bike
 06/30/2026 - 18:31
Dean St - Vanderbilt Ave - Underhill Ave

I support the bike boulevards. It seems reasonable to have two streets that prioritize bikes out of the approximately 32,000 others that prioritize cars.

Unsafe Crossing
Unsafe Crossing
 06/30/2026 - 18:10
Grand Ave - Lefferts Pl - Atlantic Ave

It’s insane that this intersection is not a four way stop or a light. The daylighting was a good thought but cars park in the daylight zone and there’s no enforcement so it’s no change. Cars speed down grand to catch the light at Atlantic, sight lines for vehicles on Lefferts are terrible in either direction looking toward north on grand, and pedestrians never know when it’s safe to cross. I saw a woman with a stroller nearly get clipped just 3 days ago by an SUV speeding down Grand.

Unsafe Crossing
Unsafe Crossing
 06/30/2026 - 18:10
Grand Ave - Lefferts Pl - Atlantic Ave

It’s insane that this intersection is not a four way stop or a light. The daylighting was a good thought but cars park in the daylight zone and there’s no enforcement so it’s no change. Cars speed down grand to catch the light at Atlantic, sight lines for vehicles on Lefferts are terrible in either direction looking toward north on grand, and pedestrians never know when it’s safe to cross. I saw a woman with a stroller nearly get clipped just 3 days ago by an SUV speeding down Grand.

Bike
Bike
 06/30/2026 - 18:03
Bergen St - Classon Ave - Grand Ave - Brooklyn

I take the Bergen/Dean bike lanes 2x per day to take my kids to schools, sometimes 4x per day if I’m running lunchtime errands. When clear of cars they’re fabulous transverses, but they’re constantly blocked by delivery vehicles and double parked cars. The cars and trucks in front of the semi industrials sites between Franklin and grand are particularly bad. Something better than paint will protect me and my kids and every pedestrian and cyclist in the area.

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