What's PlaNYC got in store for PLG?

Unless you've been living under a rock or simply hate the earth (and, hey, don't we all) you've probably heard something about Bloomberg's PlaNYC. I just looked over the plan for Brooklyn, which plots scheduled improvements in transit, green-space, and other quality of life matters through 2030. What did I find? For our community board district, here is a map of the new green space we can expect:

In other words, none.

Now, how about subway station improvements?

As you can see, the 2-5 stations along Nostrand are scheduled for updates, but, according to the map, the Prospect Park and Parkside stations are in dandy shape. I guess no one from the MTA has even visited when it rains and the roof becomes a sieve, flooding parts of the platform. Or seen the masses of peeling paint falling off of the walls. (Hawthorne Street did a cheap lead test and, fortunately, the results were negative.)

What's especially galling is that Park Slope's 7th Ave station and Bergen stations are scheduled for upgrades; from a rider's point of view, both appear to be in far better shape.

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To tell the MTA what you think of our subway stations, email them or, better yet, write the old fashioned way (which is much more likely to noticed).

Comments

[Xris (Flatbush Gardener)]

Similar state of affairs in CD14. The "new parks" are already done: They opened the playgrounds at P.S. 139.

[LM]

A clear indication that our political strength is off the scale - at the bottom end.

[carrie]

I think that's definitely the case with the subway stations. (Even within our own community district, PLG is less organized than Crown Heights...)

But with green space, the proximity of Prospect Park and the BBG makes us less a priority than other neighborhoods. Considering how little green space most of Brooklyn has, I can understand how we wouldn't be very high on the "needs" list.

[Francis]

Yes, but when you consider the subway decrepitude vs. gentrification ratio, the 7th Avenue stop comes out well ahead.