6.18.25
TPPI
250 Baltic Quorum met
1. 5th Ave Safety plan
No resolution, since it was just a presentation in the early stages from DOT.
We did ask DOT to:
- conduct direct intercept studies of people on 5th Ave asking them how they arrived on the avenue (mode share: walking, biking, transit, driving) so that DOT isn't solely asking merchants for how they think customers arrive. - drop the speed limit on 5th Ave to 15 or 20 mph in accordance with Sammy's Law. - study how much of the automobile and truck traffic on 5th Ave originates or ends within the neighborhood and how much is cut-through traffic - do vehicular and bike counts in multiple months, not just november. (personally, I didn't feel this was necessary, but one community member, not a committee member, asked for it) - explore additional loading zones away from corners so as to preserve hardened daylighting and pedestrian safety.
2. GAP Sidewalk plan
Motion: Jerry
Second: Mandi: The transportation committee of Community Board 6 highly supports the renovation of the sidewalk and the installation of a grass ribbon on Plaza Street East and urge DOT to complete the project as soon as possible.
3. Court Street:
Motion: Jerry
2nd: Madeline
The transportation committee of Community Board 6 thanks DOT for its plan for Court Street. We support the project and urge DOT to put the new design into effect this summer. Additionally, we ask that DOT include additional improvements: - The installation of hard infrastructure (bike corrals, planters, boulders) on pedestrian islands to prevent illegal parking, blocked crosswalks and blocked sightlines. - Additional daylighting on side streets with hard infrastructure. - Harder bike lane barriers such as low concrete curbs instead of plastic Kwik Curbs. - A lower speed limit of 15 - 20 mph on the corridor in accordance with Sammy's Law. - Leading Pedestrian Intervals (LPI's) at all intersections where they don't already exist.
- Extended loading zone hours until at least 8 PM to accommodate Amazon, FedEx, UPS and other later deliveries.
We also ask that: - DOT follow up with NYPD for additional parking enforcement in the period immediately post installation. - DOT study the potential for speed cushions on Court Street after project installation. - DOT study and come back to the committee with a plan for a northbound projected bike lane on Clinton Street.
4. Flatbush Ave Bus Lane
Motion: Jerry
2nd: Anna
Motion to approve the the plan as presented with the urging that it be installed as quickly as possible.
A recommendation:
The Transportation Committee of Community Board 6 calls on Mayor Adams and NYPD Commissioner Tisch to end the crackdown on cyclists. Issuing criminal summonses to cyclists — for infractions that would earn motorists a mere traffic ticket — is not only unfair, but risks exposing the largely immigrant delivery cyclist workforce to law enforcement in ways that could result in deportation without due process. At a time when immigrants are under threat from the federal government and due process rights are being denied, the police should not target essential workers and our fellow New Yorkers, no matter when they arrived in the city. While not condoning illegal or dangerous behavior, we do not believe that such infractions should be subject to criminal summonses.
In addition to calling on the city to end this practice, we ask that the mayor work with the City Council to advance existing proposals to regulate app companies so that they are forced to classify delivery cyclists not as independent contractors but as employees with full benefits and standardized, legal equipment and vehicles for doing their jobs.