DEKALB AND WILLOUGHBY AVES

Fort Greene Pedestrian Access Improvements

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PROJECT AREA

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Fort

Greene

Park Pratt

Institute

Pratt

Playground

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• Community requests for traffic calming and crossings

• Long distances between marked crossings

• Strong pedestrian desire to cross

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EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Fort

Greene

Park

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St Edwards St at

Auburn Pl

Washington Park at

Willoughby Ave

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Willoughby Ave at

Waverly

Willoughby Ave and Washington Park • Entrance to Fort Greene Park

• Pedestrian volumes higher than vehicles

• Community requests for marking crossing

St Edwards St and Auburn Pl • Schools, a church, and NYPL are large pedestrian

generators

Willoughby Ave and Waverly Ave • Community request for marked crossing

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School

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Willoughby Ave at Emerson Pl

Willoughby Ave at Pratt

EXISTING CONDITIONS

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Pratt

Institute

Playground

DeKalb Ave at B38 bus stop

Residential

Towers

Residential

Towers

Pratt

Dorms

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Willoughby Ave at Pratt entrance and

Emerson Pl • Pratt Institute and residential towers are large

pedestrian generators

DeKalb Ave, midblock at B38 bus stop • Pedestrian desire line due to internal pathways and

existing bus stop

• Long distance between marked crossings (1,300 ft)

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PROPOSAL – STOP CONTROL AND CROSSWALKS

Willoughby Ave and Washington Park 1

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ENHANCED CROSSINGS

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• At locations that do not meet

federal criteria for traffic

controls

• Calm streets with long

distances between marked

crossings

• Improve accessibility by

marking the preferred

pedestrian path

Enhanced Crossing, Bergen St and Boreum Pl

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PROPOSAL

WILLOUGHBY AVE

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RLY

AV

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St Edwards St and Auburn Pl

Willoughby Ave and Waverly Ave

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Enhanced Crossings

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WILLOUGHBY AVE

Willoughby Ave at Pratt entrance

Willoughby Ave and Emerson Pl

DeKalb Ave between Hall and Classon at B38 stop

PROPOSAL

Enhanced Crossings

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BENEFITS

• Safer and shorter

pedestrian crossings

• Delineates pedestrian paths

and increases visibility of

crossing pedestrians to

approaching vehicles

Enhanced Crossing, Newkirk Ave, Brooklyn

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