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Flatbush Avenue: • Introduction • Tillary St to Myrtle Ave • Myrtle Ave to Willoughby St
• Willoughby St to Fleet St • Fulton St to Hanson Pl
Tillary Street to Myrtle Avenue
Flatbush Avenue is an arterial gateway to Brooklyn. As such, it should be enhanced with a substantial landscaped median . This is especially true at the location where people first encounter Flatbush Avenue from the Manhattan Bridge, at Tillary Street. The right-of-way must meet a variety of competing needs: sidewalk space, roadbed and median. A traffic analysis is necessary at this location in order to accommodate a widened median without reducing vehicle capacity or sidewalk width.
Another concern is the need for security around the perimeter of the 911 Call Center and the Fire Department headquarters. Streetscape improvements should include pedestrian-friendly security devices designed in conjunction with the Police Department and the Fire Department. A service road adjacent to the Fire Department headquarters, which diminishes the pedestrian environment, could be improved by enhancing both edges of the sidewalk. An amenity strip, trees and lighting would separate pedestrians from vehicles on Flatbush Avenue and in the service road.
Vision for Sidewalk at FDNY Headquarters |
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