The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is beginning a capital construction project on Atlantic Avenue project from Carlton Avenue to Classon Avenue and on Washington Avenue from Atlantic Avenue to Fulton Avenue. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012.
There are several work operations slated to occur as part of this project including:
The NYC Department of Transportation is planning to add traffic calming improvements to the intersections of Atlantic Avenue and Washington Avenue, and Washington Avenue and Park Place.
At Washington and Atlantic, improvements will include pedestrian refuge islands, neckdowns, expansions to Lowry Triangle Park and the triangle island to its east, as well as a ban on left turns eastbound on Atlantic to Washinton Avenue.
On April 16th, The Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) held its annual meeting at 1 Grand Army Plaza. The agenda covered the (nearly) final DOT plan for Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park's plan to move Abraham Lincoln to the Plaza center berm and Heart of Brooklyn's update on its wayfinding project.
GAPCo will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the Richard Meier building beginning at 11:00AM.
In addition to the election of steering committee members, the agenda will include
For more information on GAPCo, visit https://www.grandarmyplaza.net/.
At the end of the ride there will be free hot dogs from Bark, cupcakes from Blue Sky Bakery and more from bike shop sponsors Bicycle Habitat and Ride Brooklyn. Thanks also to Park Slope Day Camp and Brooklyn Brewery for their generous support.
Volunteers from will be stationed along the route to keep the ride safe and free of skinned knees.
It should be a lovely day (current forecast: partly sunny, high near 60), a great ride or walk for everyone and an important opportunity to celebrate safe, family-friendly streets for Brooklyn.
After the successful makeover of Vanderbilt Avenue, the Department of Transporatation is planning safety enhancements for Washington Avenue. Hear representatives from DOT discuss changes to the street's major intersections, as well as plans for a new bicycle lane.