So much double parking on Utica the bus and cars can not move efficiently

So much double parking on Utica the bus and cars can not move efficiently

As a driver and someone who uses public transportation a dedicated bus lane will not solve all the problems, it can cause many more. The double parking on Flatbush causes a lot of delays for the buses. Delivery trucks and 18 wheelers contribute to these delays as well. Flatbush is an area that is filled with businesses ( ie doctors office grocery stores etc.) taking away parking space with no alternative isn’t wise either. It further causes back ups in other areas. The no parking between 7-10 am needs to be enforced more. That will clears up a lane for blocks up until Flatbush and Lincoln if I’m not mistaken. No double parking needs to be enforced more.

This intersection at Ocean Ave and Parkside Ave is a death trap from hell. Cars regularly blow the light - not one or two but 5 or 6 cars every single light change, going both directions. Drivers are not even looking as they tear around these corners at high speeds, not even looking at pedestrians staring at their phones. I have a nine-year-old that would walk home from school and have to cross this intersection and I can't let him become more independent as he gets older because I'm afraid he will get run over by a car at this intersection. The new redesign of the park entrance is nice, but it won't change horrible driver behavior. What are you going to do about slowing drivers down, penalizing running red lights? Something drastic really needs to be done.

With real enforcement, this one intersection could solve the NYC government's financial crisis. Okay, not really. But during morning and evening rush, this grid is a hellscape of traffic violations: Cars (and dollar vans) running red lights, cars parked in No Parking zones reserved for turning traffic, cars blocking the box, cars not yielding to pedestrians...two traffic cops posted here would pay their daily cost in about 30 minutes.

The B16 moves incredibly slowly through this section (and the section to the west, at least as far as Coney Island Ave). When improving the infrastructure on Church Ave, please consider allowing for the B16 run on Church Ave until it turns north, so it can benefit from the improvements as well.

A bike and pedestrian bridge across the subway tracks here could help make Albemarle Rd a safe east/west route for cyclists, which is badly needed in the area. Caton Ave, Church Ave, and Beverley Rd are all narrow streets with lots of traffic, but Albemarle Rd is a quiet residential street that could be made safe for cycling with few other changes.

My dream for this section of Church Ave around the BQ station is to convert it to a busway with expanded sidewalks, like Fulton Mall downtown. The B35 carries so many people, and it usually moves slower than walking through this area, when it's not fully stopped due to double-parked cars. Wider sidewalks are also necessary, given the current level of crowding.