Like Prospect Park Central Park Roadway Redesign Will Make More Room For Runners, Cyclists

Central Park Roadway Redesign Will Make More Room For Runners, Cyclists: Gothamist


Heads up bikers, walkers, amblers, joggers, and runners: the Central Park roadways are about to get a little makeover for you! The DOT, Parks Department and Central Park Conservatory announced last night that they'll be redesigning the roads to make more space for cyclists and pedestrian—by cutting down car lanes.
The redesign will double pedestrian walking space, separating a lane for pedestrians and child cyclists from a slow and fast lane for adult cyclists and leaving one lane for vehicle traffic, a la Prospect Park. The plan also calls for the installation of plastic posts that would create a physical barrier between cyclists and pedestrians; at a Central Park Precinct Community Council meeting earlier this month, attendees noted rising tension between cyclists and pedestrians, particularly joggers, when it came to hogging the non-vehicle lane.
The plan even appeals to Central Park's anti-car advocates; Transportation Alternatives said in a statement, "Parks are for people and that's why we've long supported a car-free Central Park. However, in the meantime, separate spaces could help. It's a proven fact that separate spaces for pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers keep everyone out of each other's way and out of harm's way." The DOT plans to begin the redesign in October.
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By Rebecca Fishbein in News on September 29, 2012 3:20 PM

Barclays Center

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Barclays Center Grand Opening today

Read a nice essay on Downtown Brooklyn=====>Brooklyn Historical Society Blog » Blog Archive » “Hey Down in Front”

Last week they cut the ribbon on the new arena on Flatbush and Atlantic.  Phone booths around town have been promoting today’s opening date.

Residents trashing Ocean Parkway?

Day One

 The depositing of household garbage in the trash cans on the Ocean Parkway malls is a continuing problem.  Many of the trash cans that overflow are mostly filled  with household litter.  Sadly I suspect that the it is some residents on Ocean Parkway that are responsible for much of this mess   They may consider these trash cans their own private sanitation outlet for their own personal use and ignore the impact on the quality of life on the malls.  Or the twice a week garbage pick is not enough for them. 

Day Two

Here's my observation. If you look at the trash receptacles opposite apartment buildings you rarely see them full.  But the receptacles opposite private homes on the Parkway tend to accumulate the vast amounts of household garbage.  It is easy to spot household litter as you can see in the photos.  Even if the trash can is completely filled people keep adding to the pile. These are not soda cans or Dunkin Donut bags.  The garbage left at the foot of trash receptacles are plastic bags neatly tied by someone who planned to dispose of their personal  trash carried to the mall rather than put it in their own garbage cans. This is a selfish and unsanitary behavior on the part of these folks.    The MTA may have something in their approach to trash in the subways.  Eliminate the trash cans and  If there is nowhere to discard trash, riders will take it with them out of the station — I have to agree.  

The flagrant abuse of the trash cans on Ocean Parkway require a new approach.  Let's eliminate those cans that show large amounts of household garbage.  Just take the trash cans away from those locations where the abuse has been most egregious.  Avenue Y and Ocean Parkway is a prime example.  If a can wasn't available there would be no trash polluting the mall (which had just been renovated last year).   Trash cans should still remain at locations where there are eateries and other sources of fast food near such as Kings Highway.  But there is no reason to keep them on the mall opposite private homes if the residents don't accept their community responsibility of keeping their wonderful greenway clean and litter free for all.

Let's give the trash "raccoons" a surprise.  Eliminate their personal trash can. And when they sneak out at night toting a plastic bag of trash they will not find their favorite depository and hopefully carry it back to their own property for disposal in their own container. 

Hard to control illegal dumping but residents can control what they do with their own garbage.

NYC Taxis Get Friendlier for Bikes with Anti-Dooring Decals — and A Taxi TV Video

Read===>NYC Taxis Get Friendlier for Bikes with Anti-Dooring Decals — and A Taxi TV Video | Transportation Nation


New York is dreaming of a world where taxis and cyclists can be friends.

In addition to new logos and a brighter yellow color, the city’s taxi of tomorrow will also come with anti-”dooring” decals.

And so will the taxis of today, according to Taxi and Limousine Commission Chairman David Yassky.

“We believe the stickers and video will really resonate with riders and inspire them to pause for that critical second before they open the door and exit the taxi,” said Yassky. “It’s that moment of pause that could make all the difference in the world to both a bicyclist and the taxi passenger alike.”

The message not to fling cab doors open without first checking for bicyclists will be hammered home in a video message that will play on all 13,000 Taxi TVs (assuming passengers don’t turn them off first). “Take out a friend,” reads the message on the video. “Take out a date. But don’t take out a cyclist.”

Photo OP

Just south of the Belt Parkway

Thank you Prestige

Bike Brothers

NYC Century Bike Tour

The Golden Bike

Canopy: NYC Street Tree Map

Canopy: NYC Street Tree Map  <===Click here.
Color coded with tree specific info.

Did a lot of zooming and clicking but didn't get anywhere.   Interesting project but I'll leave it up to you to figure it out. Sorry. Let me know if you get it to work.

P.S. I don't think the Rockefeller Christmas tree counts.

overtime nightmare

==>Friends of Ocean Parkway: overtime nightmare:

A brand new piece of wood replaces one of the countless rotting or damaged boards on the Boardwalk.  There are tens of thousands of boards on the 2 1/2 mile Boardwalk.  It takes 30 minutes to 1 hour to replace each board.  There is only one crew of two carpenters responsible for the entire boardwalk.  Do the math.

Boardwalk Nightmare

A brand new piece of wood replaces one of the countless rotting or damaged boards on the Boardwalk.  There are tens of thousands of boards on the 2 1/2 mile Boardwalk.  It takes 30 minutes to 1 hour to replace each board.  There is only one crew of two carpenters responsible for the entire boardwalk.  Do the math.