Fourth Avenue lane changes bad for peds, say residents
One traffic-calming device that’s part of the Fourth Avenue Safety Vision in Sunset Park is doing just the opposite, say residents.
Last spring, Community Board 7 voted to reduce Fourth Avenue between 65th Street and the Prospect Expressway from three lanes to two. The measure was part of a larger plan to increase pedestrian safety, an initiative of the borough president’s office and the Department of Transportation.
These safety plans were already implemented in Sunset Park and are now being discussed in Bay Ridge and Park Slope.