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By: Asar John<\/a><\/p>\n

As the debate over the city’s proposal to revitalize Atlantic Avenue<\/a> begins to take shape, many Crown Heights and Prospect Heights residents say they need more time and much more information about the plan to provide meaningful input.<\/p>\n

At a recent\u00a0Environment, Sanitation and Transportation committee meeting at Community Board 8, many residents and board members agreed they did not have enough information on the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan<\/a> (AAMUP) to be able to make any recommendations and asked for the city for more information.<\/p>\n

Residents questioned the transparency of the city’s plan, and what suggestions would actually be considered in the final rezoning.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are three plans being circulated, and no one seems to have all the information, yet the community board is being asked to vote on it,\u201d said Lynda Balsama, a Prospect Heights resident and member of the activist group United Neighbors of Prospect and Crown Heights.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

The proposal<\/a> calls to rezone Atlantic Avenue from Vanderbilt to Nostrand Avenue, outlining\u00a0several major changes<\/a> to the streetscape and what types of building can be built around CB8 and nearby districts. This includes mixed-use developments, affordable housing, waiving off-street parking requirements and increased open spaces.<\/p>\n

Peter Anekwe, a lifelong Crown Heights resident, said the city\u2019s proposal shows a deliberate effort to make it harder for people to drive around the city.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, they’ve made it so developers are not required to provide parking,\u201d said Anekwe, referring to Mayor Eric Adams\u2019 efforts to waive off-street parking requirements in new construction as part of the \u201cCity of Yes\u201d housing plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Anekwe said people in his neighborhood often park with several feet of space between them and another vehicle, limiting the amount of available space to park on the block.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can\u2019t find parking anywhere,\u201d said Anekwe. \u201cI told my block association president, we have to now put out notices and make people conscientious of how they park.\u201d<\/p>\n

A large portion of the meeting on Tuesday\u00a0was about\u00a0two proposed bike boulevards on Bergen and Dean Streets. The envisioned bike boulevards are outlined in a 2023 report about the Atlantic Avenue rezoning<\/a>, commissioned by the New York City Economic Development Corporation on behalf of City Council Member Crystal Hudson.<\/p>\n

However, when\u00a0committee chair Robert Witherwax\u00a0gave a presentation at the\u00a0<\/strong>meeting titled \u201cCertification Presentation to the NYC City Planning Commission<\/a>,\u201d bike boulevards were not part of the proposal being voted on.<\/p>\n

\u201cNowhere on that list did I see mention of a bike boulevard,\u201d said Witherwax. \u201cI would like whatever we come out of here tonight to say, if it ain\u2019t on this spreadsheet, we\u2019re preemptively not supporting it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an email to Hudson’s office, a spokesperson\u00a0said they could not provide comment on the matter\u00a0by the time of publication.<\/p>\n

Conversations about street use are often fraught, said Alan Mooiman, a resident of Prospect Heights.<\/p>\n

\u201cTypically people advocate for their own interests, but I try to be mindful of what\u2019s best for the community at large, considering air pollution, noise pollution, street safety and vibrancy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

There are several meetings about the Atlantic Avenue rezoning occurring in the coming weeks. There will be a follow-up meeting by the\u00a0Environment, Sanitation and Transportation committee on Zoom on Dec. 3. Then the\u00a0Housing and Land Use Committee will meet on Dec. 5. The general board meeting will happen on\u00a0Dec. 12 at 6:30pm\u00a0at\u00a0the Brooklyn Children\u2019s Museum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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