The city wants to redesign the Grand Army Plaza traffic circle in Brooklyn so pedestrians and bikers can better use it – and “nothing’s off the table,” including banning cars altogether…
The city DOT may soon ban cars from the entrance to Prospect Park, as part of a plan to boost biking and walking by radically reducing the number of vehicles passing through busy Grand Army Plaza.
The concepts ranged from a low-impact concrete buildout of existing car-free painted areas to a more ambitious design that would split the traffic circle in half in order to connect the pedestrian plaza at the park’s entrance with the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch monument at the plaza’s center.told Gothamist last weekGrand Army Plaza — which sits at the northern point of Brooklyn’s iconic Prospect Park — predates the existence of cars in New York City.
In 2018, DOT banned traffic from the park completely, eliminating a short window in the morning rush where drivers were still permitted on the East Drive.DOT floated three potential design concepts at a public hearing on Wednesday.
DOT is only seeking feedback at the moment and has not begun drawing up actual design proposals, a spokesman said on Thursday., the spokesman said.
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