DOT gets $25M for Vision Zero projects
The city will be receiving $25 million in federal Department of Transportation grants towards addressing the area around 13 schools and thoroughfares deemed “high-risk” under Vision Zero.
Affected neighborhoods in Brooklyn include Bay Ridge, Gowanus, Park Slope, Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace, according to the mayor’s office.
Specifically, the northern section of Fourth Avenue between Eighth and 18th Streets, the southern portion of Fourth Avenue between 33rd and 52ndStreets, and the Brooklyn Greenway bike paths in Gowanus and Owl’s Head Park will benefit.