Comments on: Grand Plans for Brooklyn’s Iconic Public Space

By: jimbob

jimbob — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 03:38:30 +0000

resident - if you are really a resident then how can you not know that all of Eastern Parkway has 2 westbound lanes east of Washington Ave? This plan only removes the unnecessary third lane west of Washington Ave to bring it in line with the rest of Eastern Parkway.

By: ly

ly — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:25:31 +0000

Meant to say above "a completely auto-free park would increase COMMUTING times only minimally"

By: ly

ly — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:23:58 +0000

The last slide of the presentation is telling -- several areas are marked as pedestrian space DURING AUTO-FREE PP HOURS. Says it all -- the pedestrian and bicyling experience at GAP would be significantly improved by making Prospect Park auto-free, period. The results of the study showing that travel times during rush hour are only minimally affected by the closure of Park drives in the off-peak direction imply the whole truth -- that a completely auto-free park would increase community times only minimally, thus causing minor inconvenience for a handful of automobile commuters while giving great benefit to all area pedestrians and cyclists. NO CARS IN THE PARK!!!!!

By: resident

resident — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 14:03:11 +0000

How can you close down one eastbound lane of the Eastern Parkway?? even with three lanes now, if someone tries to turn left on Plaza St (across Eastern Parkway going west as it hits GAP) traffic backs up all the way around the circle. Stupid.

By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 13:12:31 +0000

They need to do something about the right hand turn from northbound Flatbush onto Eastern Parkway. Too many times do I see cars make this right only to not see, or see too late the red light waiting for them in front of the library where peds/bikes are crossing Eastern.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 03:25:21 +0000

The plan needs to address the inadequate size of the pedestrian island between the park and the library. The timing of the lights is such that one must usually pause a whole traffic cycle on this island to make it across Flatbush's two crosswalks, and the island is too small for the use it receives. People end up having to stand in the street, which is so dangerous.

By: todd

todd — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:46:06 +0000

The ingress and egress to the park for pedestrians and, especially, bicyclists at the Grand Army Plaza entrance is horrible. You have move from the left hand bike lane in the park to the left and then merge into traffic to get out of the park. I hope that they will be looking at this, also.