At issue is a proposal from the city Department of Transportation that aims to transform an area on the border of Crown Heights and East Flatbush long known for speeding vehicles, crashes, and injuries. The plan includes creating protected bike lanes that would narrow the roadways, as well as curb extensions and pedestrian islands.
The new proposed bike lane project in Brooklyn is in a particularly dangerous area, according to city transportation officials. It spans Brooklyn and Kingston avenues between Empire Boulevard and Winthrop Street, which saw nearly 160 injuries caused by traffic within five years.
Neighbors note the span also has a high volume of student pedestrian traffic due to the more than 10 schools in the area, including Brooklyn Institute for Liberal Arts and Beth Rivkah School.
In its study of the corridors, the DOT found speeding was rampant and drag racing common. Adjacent to the school campus next to Wingate Park, 95 percent of cars were driving above 41 miles per hour.
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