The Department of Transportation plans to implement bus lanes on Flatbush Avenue to improve bus speeds by 20 percent while addressing traffic congestion. The project will reduce travel lanes and introduce bus boarding islands, benefiting 132,000 bus riders daily. Safety measures are vital, as the area has seen 1,143 reported crashes in five years. Curbside parking will be removed, replaced with loading zones and expanded sidewalks. The initiative aims to prioritize users who walk or use public transit, enhancing accessibility and safety in the commercial district.
Buses serving 132,000 people per day on 12 bus routes are bogged down in traffic that makes their average speed just 4 miles per hour on parts of their runs.
Curbside parking would be taken away from huge stretches of the avenue south of Atlantic Avenue, with the additions of loading zones and more than 14,000 square feet of painted sidewalk extensions.
The DOT says that 140 people have been killed or severely injured in the last five years on this Vision Zero Priority Corridor.
The result would be a rebalancing of space from car drivers, most of whom are merely through traffic, to the business-friendly users of that area.
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