DOT Responds to Hawthorne Street's Traffic Calming Request

Those of you who read this blog know how we feel about the intersection at Ocean and Parkside Avenues. (Hint: hate it.) You probably also know that, under the aegis of PLG Public Works, our "sister" activist group, we've asked the DOT to find a way to fix it, to make it safer for pedestrians, cyclists and all users.

I am happy to report that we've received a response. According to a letter from Borough Commissioner Joseph Palmieri, the DOT's Division of Traffic Planning is investigating the location and will recommend appropriate action soon. The letter states that they'll respond to us directly by March 29, 2010.

So there you go. Fingers crossed!

Comments

[That Guy On Winthrop]

I am very glad to hear this news.

And, may I pitch my idea? Obviously the entirety of that intersection needs rethinking: not just the automobile traffic, but the many empty tree-beds adjacent to Prospect Park on both Ocean and Parkside, the deadspace owned by MTA, the bleak design of the commercial strip between Ocean and Flatbush. I propose that we (1) get the city to rename the intersection Frederick Law Olmsted Square, and then (2) create a master plan, and then (3) get federal and state funding.