Tonight Community Board 3’s Transportation Committee will resume its discussion regarding safety improvements along Delancey Street. Last month, the Department of Transportation proposed several changes to address community concerns in the aftermath of numerous pedestrian accidents. These changes include narrowing Delancey by creating pedestrian plazas, changing some traffic patterns and re-opening Clinton Street at Delancey. The DOT is hoping CB3 will sign off on the plan this evening, so that the improvements can be implemented by early summer.
The plan was generally well received, but community board members did have a few concerns that will likely be raised again tonight. Among the potential sticking points: new rules that would ban cars from turning left from southbound Essex Street on to Delancey and require cars heading west on the Delancey Street service road to turn right on to Clinton (right now they have the option of going straight). In the past, prople who live on Clinton have complained that cars and trucks use the street as a passageway through the neighborhood, creating a lot of noise and pollution.
Also this evening: the committee will consider:
- A request for a no parking zone at 101 Norfolk, alongside Comprehensive Kids’ School.
- A presentation from DOT about tis plan to deal with traffic issues on Division Street between Market and Bowery.
- A proposal to remove cobblestones from Pitt Street under the Williamsburg Bridge.
- A request from P.S. 42 for stop signs and speed bumps at Hester/Orchard and Hester/Ludlow.
The meeting takes place in the community room at Confucius Plaza, 33 Bowery, at 6:30 p.m.
