BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 6
TRANSPORTATION/PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
OCTOBER 16, 2014
ATTENDANCE:
D. ABRAHAM J. ARMER W. BLUM
J. COHN D. GORDON S. MATHEWS-NOVELLI
E. MCCLURE T. MISKEL M. MURPHY
G. REILLY M. SILVERMAN J. OLTMAN SMITH
U. ZIMMERMAN
EXCUSED:
S. LONIAL R. SLOANE
ABSENT:
D. DECOSTANZO D. GIULIANO R. GRAHAM
A. KRASNOW R. RIGOLLI J. THOMPSON
GUESTS:
CAPT. FRANK DIGIACOMO – COMMANDER OF THE 78TH NYC POLICE PREINCT
W. CARVY – REP. FROM NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
M. BLAKELEY – REP. FROM NYC DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
P. BLAKE
***MINUTES***
Presentation and discussion with representatives for the Department of Transportation on the department’s ParkSMART pilot program currently in place along portions of Atlantic Avenue, Court Street and Smith Street.
Will Carvy of DOT and David Stein from the Parking Unit made a presentation on SmartPARK.
Six month evaluation of ParkSMART on Atlantic Avenue, Court and Smith Streets. - Goal to increase parking turnover. - Extend meter limits and make more uniform. - Reduce double parking. Program was implemented in the Fall of 2013. - All meters were moved to 2 hours and set at the progressive rate (designed to encourage turnover). - Implemented some loading zones and some delivery windows. Data collection from June 2012 to June 2014. - Atlantic Avenue – 18% drop in occupancy except for PM rush because of new change to posted signs. - Court Street – 15% drop in occupancy - Smith Street – not as drastic change, but still in most times average duration of stay decreased.
- Slight increase in AM double parking, otherwise reduced 8% to 4% on Atlantic Avenue - Did not track revenue. ParkSMART is not about revenue.
Some questions from the committee asked for this to be tracked in the future.
Introduction and discussion with Captain Frank DiGiacomo, our new Commanding Officer for the NYPD/78th Precinct at 65 6th Avenue.
Capt. Frank DiGiacomo, Commanding Officer of the 78th Precinct made welcome remarks to the committee. He also asked the Community Board to approve the proposed DOT bike corral in front of the station. He acknowledged that this is a very bike oriented neighborhood.
Pauline Blake asked that NYPD spread word of the new 25 MPH speed limit to churches, schools, etc.
Presentation and review of a proposal by the Department of Transportation to install a new on- street bicycle parking facility (bike corral) on Bergen Street (between 6th/Carlton Avenues), adjacent to the NYPD/78th Precinct at 65 6th Avenue.
Bike proposal on 6th Avenue bike corral adjacent to the NYPD 78th Precinct. - There are 5 corrals in this Community Board and 44 in NYC - This would be the first at an NYPD precinct. The 78th Precinct would be the maintenance partner.
Questions asked for additional bike parking near subway stations.
A motion was made by Eric McClure to support the proposal as presented. Bill Blum seconded. A motion to approve the minutes of the previous meeting held on June 19, 2014 was also made and seconded.
MOTIONS APPROVED: UNANIMOUSLY
There being no further business to come before the committee, the meeting was adjourned.
The minutes were submitted by Dave “Paco” Abraham.