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 
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This intersection is highly congested. North bound Hicks St south of Atlantic Ave. is not wide enough for the volume of trucks and cars—most are turning left from Hicks St onto Atlantic Ave and then getting onto the BQE from the nearby on-ramp. This traffic frequently blocks the intersection, preventing traffic from flowing smoothly traveling westbound on Atlantic or northbound on Hicks. It also makes it unsafe for pedestrians as trucks and cars frequently run the light or block crosswalks. This has gotten much worse since the hospital building opened on the southeast corner of the intersection. Please consider widening Hicks St south of Atlantic to provide an additional left turn lane; the area is currently blocked off by construction hoardings and not in use. Another idea would be a dedicated left turn arrow, and/or much larger and clearer signage further south on Hicks St, so trucks and cars can get into the correct lane much farther south. Traffic patterns at this intersection should be considered in conjunction with patterns at the BQE on-ramp just to the west, as trucks and cars traveling eastbound on Atlantic then turning left onto this on-ramp also frequently block the intersection, again blocking flow of traffic on Atlantic in both directions and causing dangers for pedestrians. There are many pedestrians in this area as it is the main route into Brooklyn Bridge Park and the Pier 6 ferry terminal.
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