About the Meeting

This is an unedited recording of a meeting requesting public comment on a new protected bike lane along the Southbound portion of 7th Avenue, from 65th street to 84th street. It includes a project overview and public comments.

• Hosted by: Brooklyn Community Board 10 Traffic & Transportation Committee
• When and Where? P.S. 170 on April 1st, 2019
• With representatives from: Community Board 10, NYC Department of Transportation, General Public

For a guided tour of the DOT proposal, open up the proposal document above and then click here to jump straight to the audio of the presentation. You’ll get a complete page-by-page breakdown!

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• Introduction by Jayne Capetanakis, Traffic & Transportation Committee Chair
• DOT Bike Network Expansion Update (separate project)
  • DOT Progress Update
    • Brief history of the process so far
    • Results of the January workshop and outreach
    • Where do cyclists want to go?
    • Common public concerns
    • Commonly requested routes
    • Improving access to other neighborhoods
    • Final design still in progress
  • Committee Comments
    • Carmen Feliciano on civility of Cyclists
    • Jayne Capetenakis on bikes as a form of transportation rather than recreation
    • June Johnson on Alternate Side Parking with bike lanes
  • Public Comments
    • Comment #1: Request for protected lanes
    • Comment #2: Citibike question
    • Comment #3: 7th Ave. speeding concerns / Speed camera request
      • Community Board Response
    • Comment #4: Request for protected lanes
    • Comment #5: Concerns that cyclists will harm senior citizens, are careless, will remove parking, biking is not necessary in the neighborhood
      • DOT response by Claudette Workman
    • Comment #6: Bike lanes are a welcome improvement for seniors and commuters
    • Comment #7: Concerns with car speeding
• 7th Avenue Traffic Calming and Protected Bike Lane
  • Introduction by Nina Heiman, DOT Director of School Safety
    • Origins of project
  • Project Presentation
    • Overview and project scope
    • Injury and fatality data
    • Observed speeding data
    • Student safety
    • Speed limit reduction to 25mph
    • Reducing roadway and adding protected two-way bike lane
    • Example of intersection improvements: Ovington and Bay Ridge Parkway
  • Detailed Intersection Designs
    • 72nd Street
    • 79th to 84th Street
    • 83rd Street
    • 65th to 67th Street
      • 67th Street
      • 65th to 66th Street
    • Closing overview
  • Community Board Comments
    • Doris Cruz: Concern about bikes crossing in front of moving traffic
    • Josephine Beckmann: Concern about truck parking at 65th st. supermarket
      • DOT to request increased enforcement
      • Additional concern by Nick Nikolopoulos
      • DOT affirmation that it’s the best possible spot
    • Dianne Gounardes: Requesting truck ban, concern about bus turns on Ovington
      • DOT Response
    • Josephine Beckmann: Concerns about flooding and bus turns on Ovington
      • DOT Response on bus turning
  • Public Comments
    • Comment #1: One-Way streets from 78th-80th st, Ignored Stop Signs
    • Comment #2: Accidents on 79th St at PS 127
      • DOT Response
    • Comment #3: Request to block truck parking, improved connection to 4th Avenue along Lief Ericson Park
  • Community Board Comments Ctd.
    • Dianne Gounardes: How will the proposal connect to 86th Street?
    • Dean Rasinya: Request to prevent truck parking, put bike lane on sidewalk
  • Public Comments Ctd.
    • Comment #4: Cyclist concern about bike merging into 86th St.
      • DOT Response
    • Comment #5: What are the design considerations for a protected vs regular bike lane?
    • Comment #6: How are Jersey Barriers maintained?
  • Community Board Comments Ctd.
    • Nick Nikolopoulos: Need for State Driver Manual updates
    • Closing Comments by Jayne Capetanakis
    • Motion to Submit Comments
  • Public Comments Ctd.
    • Public Comment #7: Thank You to DOT
    • Public Comment #8: Curb Bump-out question
  • Meeting Close