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Trucks regularly speed down the one way Olive Street, adjacent to Cooper Park, which is heavily foot trafficked by park goers and nearby school children. They also regularly damage parked cars on Olive Street.
The NYC Truck Route Network is a system of designated roads that helps commercial vehicles navigate the city efficiently. It aims to:
Connect primary freight origins and destinations.
Maximize access to industrial and commercial zones.
Minimize conflicts with residential areas and vulnerable road users.
This network is crucial for supporting the local economy and livability by:
Organizing neighborhood truck activity
Reducing traffic congestion on non-designated routes
Feedback Guidance:
We want to hear from you, help us identify how and where we can improve the movement of trucks on our city streets.
Options for feedback:
Confusing Truck Route Signage: A Unclear or inaccurate posted truck route signage
Missing Truck Route Signage: A lack of adequate signage to help guide trucks to and along designated truck routes.
Poor network connection: Areas with inadequate truck route network connectivity, often leading truck drivers to deviate from designated truck routes.
Weight & Height Restrictions: Overweight and/ or over-dimensional trucks are often observed.
Limited Curb Access: Trucks observed blocking moving, bike, or bus lanes; or have limited access to curbs for loading and unloading purposes.
Narrow Roadway: Limitations by the physical characteristics of the street, such as narrow roadway
Difficult Truck Turn: Limitations by the physical characteristics of the street, such as sharp turns
Maintenance Needed: Substandard road conditions, such as potholes, uneven surfaces, or lack of maintenance.
Limited Truck Parking: Shortage of designated parking spaces for trucks.
Observed Bicyclist and Truck Conflict: Observed locations where multiple incidents of bicycle and truck conflicts occurred
Observed Pedestrian and Truck Conflict: Observed locations where multiple incidents of pedestrian and truck conflicts occurred
Speeding Truck: Locations where trucks are observed speeding along the street or intersection
Health and Environmental Impact: Locations with air quality, general health, and environmental concerns
Trucks regularly speed down the one way Olive Street, adjacent to Cooper Park, which is heavily foot trafficked by park goers and nearby school children. They also regularly damage parked cars on Olive Street.
This intersection is dangerous to cross as a pedestrian. I often have to cross Atlantic Avenue at Hicks street with my young children and have witnessed vehicles going through red lights, blocking the intersection and speeding through the intersection, making it extremely unsafe to cross.
It's extremely difficult and dangerous to cross the street at this intersection. I have young children and it is dangerous to try to cross Atlantic Avenue/the BQE on ramp here to get to the playground located at this intersection.
This intersection is always jammed with traffic.
I own a business on this block, and see daily that trucks cannot make the turn onto Ten Eyck from Waterbury St. As a result, there are daily traffic jams, and parked cars are frequently damaged. Further, two large trucks cannot safely pass each other on Waterbury St, with cars parked on both sides. This should be a one-way street. As it is not, we are all forced to park partially on the sidewalk, to avoid damage to our vehicles, which also impedes pedestrian foot traffic. This corridor of the neighborhood cannot accommodate large trucks, and it is a daily struggle of the local business owners because the city has not effectively addressed this.
Trucks parked and blocking bike lanes throughout the day, all day, forcing cyclists the weave and detour into the traffic. It's highly dangerous, and there have been multiple deaths. The police refuse to issue tickets or enforce the laws, and the trucks will not respect the traffic laws or cyclists or pedestrians through these more industrial areas of our neighborhood.
Trucks pull up and park, throughout the day, every day, blocking the bike lanes. Several cyclists have been killed. The trucks are not respecting traffic laws, which is resulting in deaths. We need actual barricades protecting cyclists, as the truck drivers do not respect these lanes and the local police refuse to enforce the law.
Bordering a residential neighborhood and park, this intersection is highly hazardous for pedestrians and cyclists. We have huge trucks coming from each direction along Morgan and Metropolitan, making it unsafe for pedestrians and cyclists to cross. There are also no designated bike lanes down these two major streets in this area. The incessant truck traffic, noise, and fumes, have lessened the quality of life of this neighborhood's resident. I both own my home and a small business in this neighborhood of Cooper Park.
This comment feels a little pointless since Kingsland Ave is not a truck route and yet, is used like one daily. Dozens and dozens of trucks every hour, most speeding, which I know because they don't even slow down for the speed bumps and make a loud noise as they speed over each one. It's so dangerous. I'm so sick of it.
there are almost always trucks parked in the bike lane here, and not enough room for people on bikes to go around them safely
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