Dean & Bergen Streets
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This area absolutely needs a protected bike lane and it should run all the way from Bedford to the river. I use this almost daily and currently it is filled with double Park cars and is incredibly dangerous. This should be one of the safest and most convenient bike thoroughfares in Brooklyn if it’s done correctly.
As a home owner on this block and the also an independent contractor with a vehicle. I want to know if we’ll still be able to at least park in front of our homes. Loading equipment would be impossible if I can’t pull up to my gate, so I’m hoping that this won’t become an inconvenience for myself and the rest of my neighbors.
This is a super dangerous corner. Cars turn left from Rogers but immediately hit a red light and then folks back up behind them. Everyone is angry, honking , and speeding towards Atlantic Avenue. We have lived on an adjacent block and have seen 4 separate crashes in this tiny block in the past couple of years. Timing of lights should be re-examined to slow traffic all along this stretch.
This intersection is a nightmare for pedestrians. Cars come FAST down Dean Street and make the left turn into a giant intersection that takes a long time for pedestrians to cross. Even though there is daylighting at the corner it is frequently blocked by cars pulled over since there is no physical barrier. Would love to see one of those boulders actually blocking the parking spot to prevent this behavior and anything else that can be done (LPI?) to make crossing the street safer.
How will buses, which have routes on Dean St. and Bergen St. be affected by this project? Rerouting on Dean St., due to major construction on Dean St. is currently taking place. The Dean St. closure is due to major project, over two years now.
Longtime resident of Carlton Ave. between Bergen and Dean St.. While some will feel this project is beneficial, I have concerns. This neighborhood has alternate side parking four days a week This creates unnecessary burdens for those of us with cars. The City's commitment to reduce cars has been to reduce parking spaces and stagger lights unnecessarily, resulting in inordinate traffic congestion on Bergen St. and 6th Ave. Carlton Ave itself is where much of the traffic winds up. It comes in from Vanderbilt Ave., where a major construction project is taking place. Vanderbilt is also closed to traffic from Friday to Sunday evening. This results in a residential street becoming a preferred and sometimes only route to reach Atlantic Ave. Traffic also enters Carlton Ave. from Flatbush Ave as well, in addition to St. Marks, Prospect and Bergen itself. This results in daily traffic, with cars honking and idling. There are too many days that one can no longer open their windows, due to noise and fumes . Dean St. and Carlton Ave is closed for construction from morning to at least 5pm. This has been going on for over two years. Cement trucks and heavy equipment routinely creates more traffic issues and adjacent streets are routinely closed. The quality of life here has steadily decreased as a result. Add Barclays to the mix and also way too many bike riders, who ignore lights and one way street signs and this becomes barely sustainable. All this without even taking this new proposal into account.. Should this project be considered to move forward, current parking and traffic issues must be addressed. Alternate side parking should be reduced. Residents should also be provided parking permits for Carlton Ave., as well as Bergen and Dean St. These formerly quiet, residential streets can no longer continue to be sacrificed for the comfort of non residents. This is not a NIMBY rant. Progress need not sacrifice an already burdened neighborhood.
Longtime resident of Carlton Ave. between Bergen and Dean St.. While some will feel this project is beneficial, I have concerns. This neighborhood has alternate side parking four days a week This creates unnecessary burdens for those of us with cars. The City's commitment to reduce cars has been to reduce parking spaces and stagger lights unnecessarily, resulting in inordinate traffic congestion on Bergen St. and 6th Ave. Carlton Ave itself is where much of the traffic winds up. It comes in from Vanderbilt Ave., where a major construction project is taking place. Vanderbilt is also closed to traffic from Friday to Sunday evening. This results in a residential street becoming a preferred and sometimes only route to reach Atlantic Ave. Traffic also enters Carlton Ave. from Flatbush Ave as well, in addition to St. Marks, Prospect and Bergen itself. This results in daily traffic, with cars honking and idling. There are too many days that one can no longer open their windows, due to noise and fumes . Dean St. and Carlton Ave is closed for construction from morning to at least 5pm. This has been going on for over two years. Cement trucks and heavy equipment routinely creates more traffic issues and adjacent streets are routinely closed. The quality of life here has steadily decreased as a result. Add Barclays to the mix and also way too many bike riders, who ignore lights and one way street signs and this becomes barely sustainable. All this without even taking this new proposal into account.. Should this project be considered to move forward, current parking and traffic issues must be addressed. Alternate side parking should be reduced. Residents should also be provided parking permits for Carlton Ave., as well as Bergen and Dean St. These formerly quiet, residential streets can no longer continue to be sacrificed for the comfort of non residents. This is not a NIMBY rant. Progress need not sacrifice an already burdened neighborhood.
This block desperately needs a protected bike lane, but any protected bike lane will also have to be blocked from the sidewalk to prevent Barclays attendees overflowing into the bike lane, as they currently do into the street and current bike lane. I can see this being a major danger to cyclists, with nowhere to swerve to avoid pedestrians if the bike lane is protected on the road-side.
I would love to see a protected bike lane on Nostrand to pair with the Bedford protected bike lane. It's very hard to find safe streets to bike south in this area.
I love that Underhill is so friendly and safe for cyclists! I often go out of my way to bike on Underhill instead of alternate, more dangerous streets. I would be so happy if Dean and Bergen (and all other streets that I bike on!) were structured like Underhill.
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