By COLlive reporter
Brooklyn Community Board 9 is hosting a Bike Lane Feedback/Transportation Committee meeting on Wednesday, November 13th, 2024, at 7:00PM in the CB9 Board Office located at 890 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11225.
Local residents are welcome to join the session to learn more about DOT’s proposed bike lane project in our community and give your thoughts and feedback on the plan.
The proposal by the Department of Transportation (DOT) is to create protected bike lanes on the main thoroughfares Kingston and Brooklyn Avenues, making the Avenues into single-lane streets from Empire Blvd to Winthrop Street.
The plan involves updating traffic signals and installing painted pedestrian islands and curb extensions. It will also result in the removal of 55 parking spaces and the conversion of these streets into single lanes.
A recent survey conducted by the Jewish Future Alliance (JFA) revealed significant community concerns regarding the New York City Department of Transportation’s (DOT) proposal.
The results from over 900 respondents, nearly all of them residents in the immediate area of the proposed bike lanes, revealed significant concerns with the plan.
Community members have raised several concerns about the proposal, including difficulties with snow removal, parking issues, traffic congestion, and safety. Additionally, many senior citizens and large families rely on online shopping for essential goods and reducing these avenues to one lane would significantly complicate delivery services.
Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, Director of the Jewish Future Alliance, voiced the community’s strong opposition to the current proposal.
“Our survey results reveal overwhelming opposition to the current plan, with only 6% in favor and 90% against it,” he told COLlive.com. “We urge the DOT to consider alternative solutions that enhance safety without reducing these crucial avenues to one lane or eliminating vital parking spaces.”
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BIKE LANE PRESENTATION
It’s a done deal no matter what we think. Someone or some people are pushing it And they will get what they want
There are people pushing it and they want it and that’s what’s going to happen regardless of what we think because community concerns are not taking into account At least the Jewish community. There was nobody from the community at the home places to represent to assist people. Local politicians Ditto
Do you know how many Jews use bikes and scooters? Getting around CH with a car is impossible, even without bike lanes. Not everyone is able to walk back and forth across the entire neighborhood a few times a day, so the only option is using a bike or scooter. If they ride on the sidewalk, they put pedestrians in danger. If they ride in the street with the crazy traffic, they are in huge danger. Safe bike lanes are the only solution. On the other hand, bike lanes make driving and double parking much harder. This bothers me as… Read more »
Why is no one adding in an obvious factor? Maybe the overabundance of two wheel vehicles in our neighborhood isn’t safe either. Are there studies about how many actually follow the law? My child is permantly hurt because a moped crashed into him when he went to retrieve a ball. Is the amount of money the city is making from these city bikes worth the risk. Getting rid of parking is just going to make the place more crowded not less.
Took my grandkids to the zoo in prospect park one sunday. I opened the door on the side of the zoo for the kids to get out One kid got out and made it to the sidewalk quickly as a bicycle went zooming by I was completely shocked that there was a bicycle lane there altogether It was frightening You can imagine if she was a second later running to the sidewalk Bike lanes are not safe wherever they are
Narrowing Brooklyn Ave is a huge mistake and will endanger Beis Rivkah girls and mess up the traffic further. Which politician are getting kicked backs for this monstrosity of danger
Why is Brooklyn Community Board 9 discriminating against the black community that lives on Bedford/Franklin/Classon??
They are getting mowed down on their bikes daily do to “traffic violence” Bedford Ave is the most dangerous because the bike lane is unprotected.
The black & brown community living by Bedford/Franklin/Classon Aves should file a federal civil rights discrimination lawsuit against Brooklyn Community Board 9 since CB9 is clearly prioritizing Only the safety of Jews (Kingston/Brooklyn) instead of first having their amazing wonderful life saving protected bike lanes where the black community have been requesting it for years, on Franklin/Classon/Bedford Aves.
The entire Chabad community should be thanking Community Board 9 for taking the safety of the Kingston/Brooklyn Ave cyclists very seriously by giving us the protected bike lanes. Obviously we are honored and lucky to receive the protected bike lanes Before our friends and neighbors of the African American community in West Crown Heights. Who cares that Bedford Ave is extremely dangerous with record accidents on cyclists because there’s no protection to Bedford Ave bike lanes in Crown Heights. Who cares that cyclists have no room when vehicles are speeding down and into them on Franklin Ave, at least we… Read more »
I’m sure all the Nine Lubavitchers on Community Board 9 will obviously be in attendance to this important meeting, does anyone know their attendance of an even more important CB9 meeting that was on June 7, 2023 when Community Board 9 originally had a “District Bike Lane Survey” that June 7, 2023 meeting apparently shaped the future of CH
I think the bigger concern is having immodest cyclers riding through the streets of the schuna.
I don’t see what you are seeing. Winter is almost among us.
protected bike lanes and curb extensions are amazing for pedestrian safety and i wish they were everywhere! viable safe alternatives to car dependency is a good thing that we should all celebrate! even drivers would love to have less cars on the road and reduced traffic because people feel safe to choose alternate forms of transportation. love this!
to disprove what you are saying look on google maps on ocean ave and parkside they took a whole driving lane out for a biking lane and it causes so much traffic and drivers do not love it at all.
the more lanes you put the two lane streets turn into one lane streets and causes more traffic
Bike lanes on Kingston and and Brooklyn
Will cause pain to the community
You have no shame
Just wait till you need Hatzalah
And your in pain while being in traffic’s
You can blame your self
Having already attended a CB 9 Meeting on bike lanes, the issue is that City Hall has an agenda of adding a certain amount of bike lanes to the city’s streets each year.
That’s City Halls “issue”, the local issue is that Brooklyn Community Board 9 decided that the 2 streets they “must” dump the protected bike lanes are on Kingston & Brooklyn Aves instead of on Franklin & Classon Aves or to make Bedford “Protected” bike lane instead of the visibly dangerous unprotected bike lane currently on Bedford Ave in Crown Heights
They definitely don’t like cars
If these bike lanes are implemented it will be an unmitigated disaster.
Any update of the meeting?
Bike lanes are the agenda of the climate movement and it is being pushed through by governments around the world who are answering to a global authority. Melbourne has ruined much of its city and many neighbourhoods with its bike lanes. They cause traffic congestion and stop people from shopping in the streets that have them with devastating consequences for the local businesses . The agenda to reduce personal ownership of cars is real and should be fought against by all stakeholders. Driving is an essential freedom and they’re trying to make it as inconvenient as possible to get you… Read more »