Well, turns out we’re not alone in looking for answers on delays in traffic calming and street improvements — the Boerum Hill Association (BHA) is pointing its finger at DOT for delaying improvements to Third Avenue after four years of promises. BHA is blaming DOT for a very sad incident — a young boy and his aunt were struck by a Hummer making a turn on Third, and the boy died of his injuries.
According to BHA, the planned traffic calming measures, had they been in place, may have saved his life. Some insight into the reasons for delay:
this type of improvement is considered a capital improvement, which is on a different and obviously slower track for implementation.
BHA also notes that DOT is planning construction of more than 100 curb extensions (or “neck-downs” in traffic-speak) over coming months and years in Downtown Brooklyn. For more information on the overall downtown plans see the Transportation Alternatives site below.
- Community to DOT: Slow it down a bit (Park Slope Courier)
- Downtown Brooklyn Traffic Calming Project (Transportation Alternatives)
- Anatomy of a Neck-Down (popup of proposed curb extension at Adams and Tillary, from Transportation Alternatives)
- The Park Avenue of Brooklyn? Not quite yet.
- Discuss in the 110 forums.