City testing out a totally car-free Prospect Park this summer
Joggers, cyclists and walkers rejoice: Mayor Bill de Blasio and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Monday that Prospect Park will be entirely car-free for the first time this summer. The park’s roads are currently open to northbound traffic during the morning rush-hour.
The car-free pilot program kicks off Monday, July 17 and lasts until Monday, September 11th, the weekend after Labor Day.
“As we already saw when we made the Prospect Park West Drive car-free two years ago, a safer and quieter park improves the safety and enjoyment for thousands of park users — and has a negligible effect on traffic outside the park,” de Blasio in a release.