Sunday’s Bock Party
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Thank you to all who braved the heat and came out to the Traffic Calming Block Party this Sunday, and a very special thanks to Debbi Ryan and Anne Pope for organizing, and making sure we had the permits, providing shade, and most of all – infectious spirit and a firm belief that our street could be so much better.
By the end of Sunday, we had collected over 100 surveys online and in the street – thank you to all of you who took the time to fill them out (and Keka for designing them)! If you did not have a chance to fill out the survey on pedestrian conditions at Stratford and Cortelyou that were collected on Sunday, you can still do so online here. The results will be shared with the DoT and CB14, in our ongoing efforts to make Cortelyou road a safe street for all.
Some of you have noted the presence of the DoT traffic boxes on Cortelyou (near the express bus stop on Cortelyou) – it looks like they are looking at the conditions on Cortelyou again, and doing so in the summer, again. I have to admit, I don’t really understand how these boxes work, and it will take a while to get the info (Do they count cars & pedestrians, or just cars?), but it is probably safe to assume that they cannot see the busses and trucks that routinely block the basically unmarked intersection and any chance of pedestrians crossing; or that most people cross at Argyle to the South side so they don’t have to risk their lives.) So please – fill out the surveys and let the DoT know how you feel about crossing Cortelyou!
In the meantime – CB14 has offered to ask DoT to extend their study into October. Thank you, Doris Ortiz!
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