Comments on: Today’s Headlines

By: Ian Turner

Ian Turner — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:15:17 +0000

Actually, by my understanding, it’s not the federal government that introduced the requirement for state approval. It’s the state — that is, that according to state law, the legislature has to approve something like this.

By: fdr

fdr — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:58:21 +0000

Sadik Khan for US Transportation Secretary. Then she can change the rules and give federal grant money to NYC for congestion pricing without Albany approving it.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:19:42 +0000

I live in that area of Brooklyn and I agree that the entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge is a clusterfuck. However, I don’t think the change they’re proposing is particularly good. Routing traffic to make that left turn onto Jay Street is a bad idea; it’s a short green arrow under the best of conditions, and that’s assuming there aren’t westbound drivers approaching the Brooklyn Bridge blocking the intersection.

The problem is (duh) that there is just too much car traffic in that whole area, from the exit off the westbound BQE near Tillary and Prince to the over to Cadman Plaza West, and from Sands Street down to Willoughby Street or so. Just another thing that congestion pricing could’ve been remedied (if you’ll forgive me for being a broken record).

Getting back on point, I would’ve started by increasing crossing times significantly before making any change to the traffic pattern.

By: Geck

Geck — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:40:25 +0000

With no left turn off of Adams, that opens up the left most Northbound lane on Adams from Joralemon/Fulton to Tillary for a real protected two way bike path leading to and from the Brooklyn Bridge.

By: Brooklyn

Brooklyn — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:06:49 +0000

Moocow’s right. I’m disappointed that the Jay street approach to the Manhattan Bridge, already dicey with the BQE-bound off-ramp even off-peak, is now going to fill with drivers annoyed that they had to bypass the obvious Brooklyn bridge entrance to their left and drive 5-10 extra minutes into the DUMBO bowels.

By: Larry Littlefield

Larry Littlefield — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:00:37 +0000

I get off Jay Street as soon as I can, and ride down Tech Place through Metrotech to Bridge and Hoyt on my way to Dean Street.

That’s the way the bike route should go in my opinion. Jay Street has the most aggressive drivers around.

By: moocow

moocow — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:48:51 +0000

I see why DOT wants to change the entrance to the Brooklyn, but that will only make Jay more of an idiot rodeo going towards the Manhattan Bridge. Drivers are aggressive and impatient enough with the volumes on Jay st now, can’t wait for more.

By: Angus Grieve-Smith

Angus Grieve-Smith — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:35:05 +0000

Thanks for posting the link to the Queens Boulevard crash, Ben. I’ve put up a blog entry with links to some photos of the intersection.

http://saferskillman.org/?p=69

By: brent

brent — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:58:03 +0000

Yikes- check out comment 1 in,”Elderly Queens Woman Struck and Killed on Boulevard of Death”.