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Want to talk with NYC DOT about Franklin Avenue? April 2nd - Page 2 — Brooklynian

Want to talk with NYC DOT about Franklin Avenue? April 2nd

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  • southeast
    southeast
    edited June 2014
    @nothinlineabklyngirl I feel there is just too much going on on that corner and that it's quite dangerous.  I just want to keep things moving.  There was a serious accident there a couple months back.  I'm sure there are other things that can be done to make make it safer for pedestrians crossing and traffic on EP and Kingston, but this just sticks in my mind.  I am not sure how this wold effect left turns by New York and Troy, but both of those corners are quieter.

    I agree with you that there seems to be a good number of cars making that turn.
  • nothinlikeabklyngirl
    nothinlikeabklyngirl
    Yeah, there have been a couple of really bad accidents at that intersection over the past few years. But now with the dedicated turning light, I don't think left turns are much danger. Speeding and trying to beat the red light are still issues, though. I'd love to see them put countdown clocks facing Eastern Parkway in addition to the existing ones facing Kingston. And I've also noticed recently a number of cars going west on the Parkway that make the right on Kingston and the immediate quick left to get onto the service road, which affects pedestrians crossing both streets. I'm all for them eliminating the ability to do that.   
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    BTW, CB 8 approved the proposal on June 12th.

    CB9 will vote on it in a few weeks.

    If CB9 rejects it, DOT will decide whether or not to proceed against their advice (ie "Give CB9 a public smackdown").

  • mike dunlap
    mike dunlap
    edited June 2014
    DNAinfo article says the bike lane could be going in as early as July.


    In the meantime, the Franklin Ave drag races go on... tonight @ EP:

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  • mike dunlap
    mike dunlap
    Cyclist hit on Franklin (b/w Bergen & St. Marks) this morning.  Carted off in a neck brace.

    I'm sure the van driver will get a stern talking to for nearly killing someone. 

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  • newguy88
    newguy88
    edited June 2014
    @mike dunlap

    Nah the NYPD is going to apologize to the driver for delaying him. 

    Did you see what happened? Did the van side swipe the cyclist as it passed to close or did it rear end the bike?
  • newguy88
    newguy88
    Any news on when the DOT might begin putting in the road improvements?
  • whynot_31
    whynot_31
    End of the summer.
  • newguy88
    newguy88
    edited July 2014
    Ugh this can't come soon enough! The last few weeks I've had more dangerously close passes on Franklin then ever before. It's gotten so bad that I've taken to just taking the right lane which causes people to honk and or tailgate. 
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