DOT to Present Ideas for Brooklyn’s Most Notorious Intersection
The confluence of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth Avenues is a traffic nightmare of epic proportions right smack next to a huge transit hub and shopping center. (We hear some sort of arena and housing complex might get built there too.) Crossing the street here is an unwelcome adventure for thousands of pedestrians every day, and biking is out of the question for the vast majority of cyclists.
Now the good news: DOT is considering changes for the area -- especially the pedestrian crossings -- and the agency's ideas will get a public airing tonight at a presentation to Community Board 2. Community groups are encouraging Brooklynites to show up and share their suggestions. Here are the details:
DOT presentation to CB2 Transportation CommitteeTuesday, October 21, at 6 p.m.St. Francis College, 180 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights
Photo: Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
Graphic of crashes and fatalities near Atlantic Terminal, 1995-2005: CrashStat
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