Traffic Islands for Vandy
The DOT has been digging up the middle of Vanderbilt Avenue on stretches north of Grand Army Plaza and installing landscaped medians along the thoroughfare. The work is part of a series of traffic calming measures on Vanderbilt that also includes new bike lanes (right). Some people on Brooklynian have noted that workers have been…
The DOT has been digging up the middle of Vanderbilt Avenue on stretches north of Grand Army Plaza and installing landscaped medians along the thoroughfare. The work is part of a series of traffic calming measures on Vanderbilt that also includes new bike lanes (right). Some people on Brooklynian have noted that workers have been uncovering the remains of old trolley tracks during their digs.
What’s Happening in the Middle of Vandy? [Brooklynian] GMAP
DeKalb has no parking rules from 7am-10am and from 4pm-7pm, so it has two lanes of traffic for rush hours, and one lane of traffic at all other times.
DeKalb might be “one lane ” in someone’s fantasy, but in reality, at rush hours its 3 lanes all going like a bat out of hell. Cars routinely drive IN the bike lane, moving out only when they see a bike. Lots of bikers also ignore the bike lanes and go opposite traffic as well. There were a couple of teens on the sidewalk with bikes this morning and I couldn’t blame them. Traffic was moving so fast they could have been killed. I have nearly been hit by fast moving cars just by stepping off the curb.
I don’t mind the lane changes. What I mind is that drivers are ignoring the fresh, new, bold paint on the road that directs traffic. This behavior causes accidents, near accidents, road rage, traffic jams and grid lock.
I was on vanderbilt the other day when a car nearly ran into me because he was in a lane that turned (but didn’t turn) and i was in a lane that shifted/veered for the new bike lane. AND, there was a cop right behind him/her, and they did nothing.
I think someone has usurped the What. But no matter…
I like the upgrading of Vanderbilt, and Ninth Ave in Chelsea for that matter.
Vanderbilt and Dean is where I, and my bike, got tossed by a lady in a pink Lincoln making a left turn without yeilding. That was Mother’s day when we were on our way to the flea market in Fort Greene.
Even if you ride safely and follow the rules, you are at risk. Please wear a helmet.
If you don’t have enough brains to wear a bicycle helmet, you won’t miss them when you’re hit.
that is definitely NOT the What
the what just likes to argue…
preferably about the impending race war, but if the day offers nothing better than landscaped medians – so be it.
This is actually the 3rd time within the past year that they’ve ripped up Vanderbilt. Seems they could have done it ALL at once–makes you wonder why the DOT likes to rip up, repave, rip up, repave etc–somebody’s “uncle” is making some dough here (probably Marty’s). I bike on Vanderbilt–since they closed the Carlton Ave bridge–and frankly the bike lanes are pretty pointless since the cars park/drive in them. How about separate bike lanes? barricaded like they have in Montreal?
Driving on Dekalb has become a nightmare since they made it one lane. Everyone on this website is talking through their asses. No way this improves traffic by limiting the lanes on the main streets. It’s ridiculous. Look at bedford avenue, it talkes an extra 15 minutes every day just to get up to the BQE, but all the side streets that are one way and extra wide are now louder and more congested than ever because everyone is looking for ways around bedford. In Berkley they did the opposite regarding bike lanes than this, and it works great.
That’s not fair 4:25:
<<""We'll just have to undo this. The resulting median is the result of the Prospect Heights moms with strollers, who couldn't get it to together to cross Vanderbilt. It was fine as it was. As a long term resident, I cannot believe that my tax dollars are being used for the median and will no doubt be used to undo the median. Can we say Fulton Mall?"" - 4:25>>
There are a lot of nice families living here, shouldn’t we try to ensure their safety while beautifying our common outdoor space? I think so.