This intersection of Ocean Ave and Caton Ave is congested and dangerous to pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers. Oversize 18-wheeler trucks and construction vehicles go up and down this road all hours of the day and night, speeding, honking and spewing black smoke and grime into the air. This is a road with one lane of traffic on each direction and it is too narrow for trucks to be on the same road as city buses (B16), a subway stop (Church Avenue), two schools, the soccer and baseball fields at Parade Grounds, playgrounds and residential buildings. 18 wheelers don't belong on two-lane residential streets. It is unsafe and it causes non stop traffic back ups because there is not enough room for trucks, buses and people all in one place.

There is a busy subway stop entrance on Caton Ave here (Church Ave B and Q trains) and the non-stop flow of heavy, oversize 18-wheeler trucks make it dangerous. the trucks are often too long to get through the traffic light and they block the crosswalk and make it a dangerous traffic nightmare. Pedestrians and bicyclists get sideswiped and are put in danger constantly. The trucks speed through this road that has one lane in each direction as if it is a high speed highway. Very poor planning to have this narrow residential road be open to trucks.

The noise and black smoke and soot from giant trucks on this residential street is unfair and unbearable. My windowsills are coated with black soot from the never-ending stream of trucks and my kids are developing asthma and breathing problems. There are two schools on this stretch of roadway along with playgrounds and the Parade Grounds/Prospect Park soccer fields. Not only is it dangerous to cross the street here to get to the playgrounds because of dirty, speeding trucks but the trucks bellow smoke and grime which is probably toxic directly into the playgrounds, schools and apartment buildings along this road.

This is one of the most uneven, potholed, pitted roads in Brooklyn. It does not seem that it can support the weight of 18-wheeler heavy trucks because it has waves and bumps in the asphalt as high as one-foot tall snowdrifts. The noise from the 18-wheelers going over this road is deafening and you can hear every single wheel hitting every bump all day and all night making it difficult to sleep.

This street is too narrow to have 18-wheeler trucks in addition to city buses and car traffic. The trucks fly down this road hitting every single bump and pothole and do not pay attention to young children, pedestrians and seniors crossing into the playgrounds and ballfields and subway station (Church Ave B, Q) on this roadway. I have seen people, bicycles and cars get hit and sideswiped. Very dangerous!