"This strip has become a magnet for illegal dumping and illegal truck parking, the sidewalks are in deep disrepair and the roadway fails to provide safe passage for the hundreds of delivery workers for whom this is an important connector."
"The Green-Wood proposal, which Joshi and her team pitched to Brooklyn Community Board 7 in April, would swap an underused curbside parking lane on 36th Street and 37th Street for a two-way bikeway and expanded sidewalks. On Fort Hamilton Parkway, Joshi and company proposed splitting an existing sidewalk into a bike lane and pedestrian path with planters and benches to be maintained by cemetery staff."
Green-Wood Cemetery proposes installing two-way bike lanes and expanded sidewalks along a dangerous strip of roads to improve access and safety for visitors and delivery workers. The proposal includes a new entrance for Sunset Park residents and repurposes an underused parking lane for a bike path and pedestrian walkway.
Read at Streetsblog New York City
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