"“From NYCHA campuses to neighborhood corridors, we're hearing a consistent call for safer streets, greener public spaces, and stronger connections between them,” Kathy Park Price, director of advocacy and policy for New Yorkers for Parks, said."
"“Brooklynites shouldn't have to leave their neighborhoods to access parks and open space,” Reynoso said."
"“Heavy traffic and unsafe crossings near Flatbush Avenue, Atlantic Avenue and Flushing Avenue make it difficult for pedestrians and cyclists to safely move between neighborhood parks, Hunter Armstrong, executive director of the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, said.”"
"“More than 12,000 NYCHA residents live in the Fort Greene and Brooklyn Navy Yard area, where access to quality open space varies sharply block by block despite years of development and population growth,” said Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso."
Elected officials, park advocates, and residents walked through Fort Greene and the Brooklyn Navy Yard to demand increased investment in parks and public space amid proposed Parks Department budget cuts. The tour focused on aging infrastructure, overcrowded parks, and uneven access to green space in a rapidly growing area. Participants cited safety and transportation issues, including heavy traffic and unsafe pedestrian and cyclist crossings near major avenues that hinder movement between parks. The area includes more than 12,000 NYCHA residents, and open-space access varies sharply block by block. Priorities included a new community garden at Whitman Houses, safer street designs along the DeKalb-Lafayette corridor, and potential protected bike lanes connecting parks and public housing campuses.
Read at Brooklyn, NY Patch
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