Dangerous construction S on Vanderbilt at Atlantic. This cyclist will encounter a ped walking N in that makeshift painted reroute blindspot-plagued lane. The most vulnerable at greatest risk. @NYC_DOT @NYPD78Pct @cmlauriecumbo #bikenyc @AYReport pic.twitter.com/XkBdJsj4hL — mdrinkard (@mdrinkard) November 29, 2018 Walk or ride w me, see for yourself, crosswalk gone, painted bike lane concrete enjambed into car lane, no shoulder, peds use it. Thoughtless construction remediation puts peds and cyclists at risk of injury or death. @Pollytrott @cmlauriecumbo @BPEricAdams @CarlinaRivera — mdrinkard (@mdrinkard) November 29, 2018 So, what's been going on? The adjacent railyard is being reconfigured and upgraded as part of the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park project, and the "safe work zone" being created apparently does not mean a safe zone for pedestrians and bicyclists. However, the sidewalk on the west side of Vanderbilt Avenue between Atlantic Ave...
This watchdog blog, by journalist Norman Oder, concerns the $6B project to build the Barclays Center arena & 15-16 towers at a crucial site in Brooklyn. Dubbed Atlantic Yards by developer Forest City Ratner in 2003, it was rebranded Pacific Park Brooklyn in 2014 after the Chinese government-owned Greenland USA bought a 70% stake going forward. In 2018, once the arena & four towers were built, Greenland bought out most of Forest City's stake, then sold three leases to other companies.