Grand Grand Army PlazaArmy Plaza

Southeastern Southeastern ImprovementsImprovements

March 2007March 2007

Park Slope

Prospect Heights

Grand Army Plaza

Prospect Park

Library, Gardens, Museum

Flatbush AveProspect Park West Park

Drives

Union St

Eastern Parkway

Vanderbilt Ave

Plaza Sts

GAP GAP –– DOT History of ImprovementDOT History of Improvement

’’99/’0099/’00 –– Major Changes in Signs, Major Changes in Signs, Markings, SignalsMarkings, Signals’02’02--’04’04 ---- Island at Library enlarged, Island at Library enlarged, protected, other signal changesprotected, other signal changes’04’04 –– Plaza Street Bicycle LanesPlaza Street Bicycle Lanes’03’03--0606 –– Park Auto Hrs Significantly Park Auto Hrs Significantly ReducedReduced’05’05 –– Approval of Eastern Parkway redesignApproval of Eastern Parkway redesign’06’06 –– Vanderbilt Avenue traffic calmingVanderbilt Avenue traffic calming’06 ’06 –– Doubled Crossing Time of Prospect Doubled Crossing Time of Prospect Park WestPark West’07’07 –– ……

Bailey Fountain

Memorial Arch

Greenmarket

•Built 1932

•Restored for $1.5 million in 2004

•Built 1892

•Restored in 2000

•Thousands of users each weekend

•At Capacity –Seeking Growth

The Oval/Plaza

Southestern Area Existing Conditions

Large Areas of Roadbed and Marked Islands

No bicycle connection from

Park to Plaza Street Bike Lane

Lack of Pedestrian Connections

Traffic Entering Plaza at High Speeds

Existing Conditions

Reclaimed Road Space

New Planting Beds (2,300 sq. ft.)

Three Concrete Raised Pedestrian Islands (5,900 sq. ft.)

Complete Pedestrian Circulation Network

5 New Crosswalks

Bicycle Connection

Bike Path Between Park and Plaza

Street Bike Lane

Existing Conditions

Traffic Calming

Exiting park: Right-turn only lane for Eastern Parkway and

Flatbush Avenue

Westbound Eastern Parkway

reduced from 3 to 2 lanes

North from Prospect Park reduced from 3 to 2 lanes

Reduced Roadbed

Artist rendering with built improvements

Close Unused Road During Weekend Hours

Existing RoadspaceDuring Auto PP Hours

Reclaimed as PedSpace During Auto

Free Hrs

Essentially Unused Roadspace During

Auto-Free PP Hours

New Reclaimed Ped Space During Weekend Hours

Combined Area Sufficient for Significant Programing

Weekend Pedestrian Space

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