NYC's Department of Transportation redesigned North and South Conduit Avenue at 79th Street in 2023, adding traffic signals, crosswalks, and sidewalks. They launched a comprehensive study to analyze the problematic three-mile corridor connecting Brooklyn and Queens, aiming to identify necessary infrastructure improvements for safety enhancement. This community-driven initiative emphasizes public input while addressing issues of high pedestrian risk and significant traffic-related injuries and deaths. Officials noted that existing roadway conditions and traffic volumes necessitate modernization efforts to create a safer environment for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians alike.
The community-driven study aims to incorporate public input to redesign the local street, which connects Atlantic Avenue and Linden Boulevard in Brooklyn to the Belt Parkway and JFK Airport in Queens.
DOT officials also said that unpaved pathways on the median beg for improvement while speed cameras on parts of the Conduit log the highest number of speed violations around the city.
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