DOT Meeting Today on Proposed Two-Way Bike Lane on Chrystie Street
Thanks to Department of Transportation (DOT) staff for a clear presentation today on the proposed bike lane changes and for making Cantonese and English sign interpretation available.
We appreciate the openness of DOT to questions, feedback and suggestions from the local community and their reps who live around Sara Roosevelt Park.
Thanks to Susan Stetzer for her efforts on this and CB3 Transportation Committee for honoring our request for this meeting.
There was a request from local small businesses for commercial parking outside their stores. (awaiting DOT inspection)
The deaf community requested clear and visible ‘deaf crossing’ signs alerting drivers of this community. (DOT will tackle). We will look into “blind crossing” signs).
Requests for more parking on or near Forsyth Street for close-to-home access for vulnerable populations. (DOT alerted)
Request to prepare for new venue(s) opening on Chrystie Street and Stanton and traffic uptick, local parking and pedestrians in high volume area. (DOT alerted)
A good alliance of walkers, bikers, skippers, jumpers and drivers of cars!
Big thank you’s also to…
Jina, Fred and Tyler for their sign language interpreting services. (and the Cantonese speaker).
Ollie from Transportation Alternatives for helping with outreach and for always showing up to help.
Tenant reps Miriam, Juanita and their friend from Housing for the Deaf for representing their constituency and suggestions of how to make the entire area safer for the deaf community.
The BRC SeniorNutrition Center for hosting the meeting their rep who gave information about their community of 400 seniors who live within two blocks of the park.
Cheryl and Alysha representing 10 Stanton Street tenants.
Two Chrystie Street small business owners who came (later) hoping to make a request specifically for a commercial loading zone in front of their storefronts to prevent ticketing of their customers.
Bob Humber representing the Safety Committee of the Park and the M’Finda Kalunga and Elizabeth Hubbard Gardens.
Wendy and other bike users for wise suggestions to insure that vulnerable pedestrians and bikers are well thought about!
We have Head Start and other children in the Park. We have several members of LightHouse now gardening here whose access and safety we will want to think about. We have a large homeless community here. We have 3 Citi-Bike Stations and Bike Polo aficionados here too! We are confident we can be an inclusive community.
This project is funded in part by the New York City Council’s Parks Equity Initiative, Council Margaret Chin.
