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F express will whiz by Carroll Gardens

By on December 15, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation

There is a possibility that F train express service will be reinstituted in 2013, but it’s not cause for celebration in this neck of the woods. The express train will stop at Church Avenue, Seventh Avenue, and Jay Street, where there is supportive infrastructure. Bergen Street, Carroll Street, and Smith/9th Street will be bypassed, along with others. Well, that’s unexciting.

Your Nabe: While Bergen Street at one time served express trains, it no longer can, because its lower level station did not receive necessary renovations in the 1990s, Lunden explained. The former express platform now stores lighting, HVAC and mechanical equipment, he added.

One benefit to riders on the local would be a less crowded commute, as longtime express line advocate and Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association member Gary Reilly has pointed out. The hope is that once the MTA completes repairs to the elevated Culver Viaduct, along which the F travels, the set of express tracks that currently sits unused along the F line will be reactivated.

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Alternate side parking regulations restored in Boerum Hill

By on November 9, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Transportation

This in from the NYC Department of Transportation:

The third and final phase of the sign replacement project in Brooklyn Community District 2 that began earlier this year is now complete, with signs in Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights (south of Joralemon Street), Boerum Hill, Fort Greene and Clinton Hill having been replaced since Sept. 8. The newly posted Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be enforceable starting Monday, Nov. 9. The attached press release was sent on Oct. 26 to give residents two weeks to adjust to the new rules. Alternate Side Parking Regulations are currently suspended in parts of the Riverdale, Spuyten Duyvil, Marble Hill and Kingsbridge sections of Bronx Community District 8 for the first of two phases of sign replacement.

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Cobble Hill Bike Ride, this weekend

By on November 4, 2009 in Events, Health, Transportation

From the CHB inbox…
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Come join the Cobble Hill Association and Brooklyn Greenway Initiative for the second annual…

COBBLE HILL BIKE RIDE

When: November 8th, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Verandah Place at Cobble Hill Park
Cost: FREE, simply rsvp to cobblehillbikeride@gmail.com.
Space is limited to 50 riders maximum. Preference will be given to those who register ahead of time, as well as Cobble Hill Association members.

The Cobble Hill Association and Brooklyn Greenway Initiative are hosting a 10-mile casual bike ride that will start at Cobble Hill Park and pass through Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, the Columbia Waterfront District, Red Hook, and Carroll Gardens then loop back to Cobble Hill.

There will be several scenic rest stops as we ride along mostly calm streets with some light vehicular traffic. Several Bike Marshals will travel alongside as well as a mechanic for any urgent bike repairs needed. It may be chilly so please dress accordingly, and know that riders should bring helmets and observe all the proper rules of the road.

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F train weekend shuttles take a break

By on October 28, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation

…for now. The Brooklyn Paper reports that the track work that has required the complete shut down of the line has been reduced for the winter. But it’s too soon to celebrate: the work that’s being done is part of a project that will continue over the next 2-3 years.

The $250-million Culver Viaduct construction project, which is the true source for all the weekend inconvenience, is far from over. The project will have F trains on the fritz between the Carroll Gardens and Fourth Avenue Stations until at least 2012.

That work is expected to help the notoriously poor F train at least achieve parity with the rest of the system. State Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn Heights) received so many complaints about the line earlier this year that he got the MTA to conduct an in-depth analysis and commit to improving the little engine that can’t.

Squadron said that riders should start seeing improvements in November, and more significant improvements beginning next year

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The F trains gets an F

By on October 11, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation

Unsurprisingly, the F train received a grade of an F from the MTA. Amongst the most major issues: overcrowding and delays. Read the full report, which was released on Friday, here.

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Why you shouldn’t leave the neighborhood this weekend

By on October 9, 2009 in Boerum Hill, Carroll Gardens, Transportation

There will be no F train service between Church Avenue and Jay Street, and no G train service between Church Avenue and Bergen Street this weekend. How to get around? Read this handy dandy MTA service advisory notice for tips and tricks on where to catch a free shuttle bus. (The F and G trains aren’t the only ones with disrupted service this weekend. Read here for more.)

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MTA Agent at Carroll Street Station Saved

By on September 11, 2009 in Carroll Gardens, Transportation

This just in from Assemblywoman Joan Millman’s office: The station agent at the President Street entrance of the Carroll Street subway station will continue to work there as construction work on the Second Place entrance begins.

“With the closing of the 2nd Place entrance for up to a year due to construction and the subsequent increased ridership at the President Street entrance, it is critical for rider safety to have a Station Customer Assistance agent present there in the event of an emergency,” Millman said.

The Second Place entrance will be closed starting September 15th due to construction at 360 Smith Street; however, the entrance at 2nd Street will remain open. The MTA will retain the current hours of SCA staffing (6:00 AM until 9:15 PM, Monday through Saturday) at the President Street entrance until the 2nd Place entrance can be safely reopened.

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Carroll Street F station may lose agent

By on August 18, 2009 in Carroll Gardens, Transportation

Lost City received a letter from Bill de Blasio alerting neighborhood residents that the station agent booth at the Carroll Street F station may be closed. What kind of chaos do you think a closure like this will result in? Quite a few parents with strollers are going to have to visit a different station.

Update: Sign a petition to keep the station agents here.

Read the letter after the jump. Continue Reading →

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Trolleys coming to Red Hook?

By on August 13, 2009 in Government, Red Hook, Transportation

Incase you haven’t heard, Michael Bloomberg expressed an interest in trolleys at a campaign event last week, where he unveiled new transportation proposals. The already-laid tracks in Red Hook could be where the proposed trolleys get their start. What do you think about the possibility of trolleys in Red Hook?

NY1: “We’ll look into the feasibility of using the city’s old trolley tracks to create new streetcar service in growing waterfront neighborhoods in Queens and Brooklyn, starting in Red Hook,” said Bloomberg.

Red Hook is a prime candidate because development along the waterfront is growing, and because the area is underserved by mass transit. What’s more, Diamond says, is the fact that trolleys can hold about two busloads of passengers, and have zero emissions.

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LIRR Excursion Celebrates 175th Anniversary

By on July 18, 2009 in Events, History, Transportation

jsw_long_island_rail_road1Next Saturday, July 25th, the Long Island Rail Road will celebrate its 175th anniversary with an all-day excursion leaving Atlantic Avenue station at 8:12 A.M. and returning at 8:42 P.M. The special train will travel the entire length of the main line to Greenport, on the North Fork, with stopovers there and at Riverhead to enjoy local attractions. Read more at BHB.

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