Comments on: Brooklynites Suggest Park Circle Safety Fixes

By: Cap'n Transit

Cap'n Transit — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:58:36 +0000

I thought they were being poetic, Charles. It certainly needs some absolution for the nine cyclist injuries and three pedestrian injuries that are listed on crashstat.org.

By: Charles Siegel

Charles Siegel — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 17:49:01 +0000

"The Park Circle will be absolved into the Park ..."

Absolve \Ab*solve"\ (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Absolved; p.
pr. & vb. n. Absolving.] [L. absolvere to set free, to
absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See Assoil, Solve.]
1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or
responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such
ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce
free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to
absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and
remission of his punishment.

2. To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); --
said of the sin or guilt.

By: Larry Littlefield

Larry Littlefield — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 19:01:09 +0000

Don't forget, that circle is the way horseback riders get from the last remaining stables near Prospect Park to the park's horseback riding trails.

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:58:27 +0000

Don't you think that Vegas is, erm, a pretty unique context?

By: J2

J2 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 06:09:17 +0000

I've never understood the hate for pedestrian bridges.

When done right (think Vegas) they can be very pleasant. I'd rather cross on a bridge than wait at a light.

By: da

da — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 00:48:31 +0000

Yeah... the presence of the "pedestrian bridge" alone is indicative of serious problems here.

By: oscarfrye

oscarfrye — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:12:04 +0000

thanks for the writeup...i'm particularly interested in this bit:

"The Park Circle will be absolved into the Park and redesigned. The proposed circle looked very promising. I will be posting the full presentation when I get my hands on it."

and will keep an eye out for it

was there any mention of doing away with the pedestrian bridge and making that an at-grade crossing?

By: Sholom Brody

Sholom Brody — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:26:51 +0000

I just wrote up a whole blog post on the meeting at the Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn page here:
http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/transportation-alternatives-brooklyn/blog/2009/02/20/park-circle-cb7-workshopmeeting/