DOT unveils new safety plan for busy Brooklyn Heights intersection
Briefly

The Department of Transportation has announced a comprehensive safety improvement plan for the intersection of Jay and Sands streets in Brooklyn Heights due to concerns from the bicyclist community. The plan includes a sidewalk extension for added space, new dedicated ramps for each crosswalk, and removal of iron fencing to enhance bike path usability. Local bicyclist Peter Schmidt-Nowara welcomes the changes, while Malik Roberts expresses skepticism about their long-term impact. The overall goal is to enhance visibility, reduce speeding, and ensure safer, shorter pedestrian crossings.
The Department of Transportation has developed an Intersection Safety Improvement Plan after months of growing concerns from the bicyclist's community over the busy intersection of Jay and Sands streets in Brooklyn Heights.
The Department of Transportation will transform the Jay and Sands streets intersection, building a sidewalk extension to provide additional space and ramps for bike path users, replacing existing shared ramps with new ramps dedicated to each crosswalk, and removing sections of iron fencing around the fire hydrant at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge bike ramp.
Bicyclists in the area like Peter Schmidt-Nowara say the changes are more than welcome to what he says is a 'dangerous' intersection, noting that those traveling between Jay and Sands streets 'got to be super cautious at [that] intersection specifically.'
The Department of Transportation tells News 12 that the overall goal of the planned improvements will be to 'improve visibility, reduce speeding, and create safer and shorter pedestrian crossings' for all.
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