The One Way plan was a bad idea for numerous reasons having nothing to do with speeding or Atlantic Yards. Read this:

http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/04/06/primeggias-one-way-safety-claims-are-based-on-1970s-studies/

Changing 6th and 7th Aves into one-way streets would encourage the drivers of cars to go even faster in their never-ending quest to shave 10 seconds off their commute. Already we have too much truck traffic on 20th Street (heading to McDonald Ave or 4th Ave) and lots of traffic using 19th Street as a shortcut to Prospect Expressway because the 17th Street on-ramp is too congested between 4th and 5th Aves. Speaking of that they REALLY REALLY REALLY need to put a crosswalk light at that left on-ramp on 17th Street. Pedestrians have right of way when crossing over the on-ramp but you wouldn't know it by how many people I have see almost get hit. Just the otehr morning I saw a guy screaming at a delivery van that wasn't paying attention to pedestrians that almost hit him. The ironic part is there was a police car two cars back that DID NOTHING.

Lastly, they need to make U-turns on 5th Ave illegal. Too many times I have seen these lazy-ass drivers do a U-turn (or 3-point turn) in the street utilizing the bike lanes, blocking traffic in both directions -- just so they can save themselves the minute it would take them to go down to 4th Ave or up to 6th Ave and go around. A few weeks ago some idiot in a delivery van actually used the CROSSWALK on 5th Ave in front of Eagle Provisions to do a U-Turn, despite the fact I was IN THE CROSSWALK at the time. Completely illegal yet he did not care one bit that he almost hit me.

Bottom line is there are too many cars in Park Slope (and South Slope) and too many people who like to drive fast and aggressively. Allowing them to drive faster by making the Aves one-way is a recipe for disaster.

Actually we had Aaron talking about the speeds and numbers of accidents of late on 8th Avenue, but for the sake of keeping the video as short as possible (most people don't watch more than 5 minutes) we left them out...for now. If the powers that be do not make the right decision there are lots of plans to go forward with far more in-depth studies and more videos.

How can we do this most effectively?
How can we help them to see the connection and begin to be a much more powerful force against the "three men in a room" decision that will destroy our incredibly special neighborhoods as we know them?

My husband feels that Park Slope, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene, Boerum Hill and Prospect Heights (and although not quite as PRECISELY relevant to the project, but certainly by extension, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, the Heights, etc.) should be a UNESCO site because this collection of great 19th and early 20th century beautifully built homes and factories is so unusual to have survived with the integrity it has, up to now.

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