“In conjunction with the mayor’s plan to make New York City a more sustainable environment, Transportation Alternatives is pushing to take the 2007 automobile restrictions to the next level by making Prospect Park completely car-free. In fact, Car-Free Prospect Park is one of Transportation Alternatives major campaigns. If all goes well, Prospect Park will be car-free this summer. It is likely that cars will be permitted to drive through the park during the allocated hours at summer’s end. However, a successful car-free summer in Prospect Park will serve as a test case through which a more conclusive goal is advocated: a permanent end to cars in Brooklyn’s crown jewel.”–Green Brooklyn
Bklink: Car-Free Prospect Park for Summer?
June 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Prospect Park · Transportation
3 responses so far ↓
1 John // Jun 13, 2008 at 2:31 pm
this is similar to what williamsburg is trying to do on bedford.
http://www.billburg.com/walks/
2 Phil // Jun 13, 2008 at 5:09 pm
19 years ago my son was born in Methodist hospital. It was rush hour after five and my wife was having transitional labor pains and we were on the other side of the park stuck at the traffic circle when I realized that the park was open for traffic. She would have had the baby on the back seat of the car if the park had been closed to traffic. We literally just made it. Of course that’s anecdotal and no reason to argue in favor of not closing the park to auto traffic. Just saying
3 DW // Jun 13, 2008 at 11:24 pm
The Borough Park-to-Williamsburgh or 47th St. lobby is too strong to make this happen.