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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Harris Krizmanich, Resident of Crown Heights
2:17:51
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Harris Krizmanich, a resident of Crown Heights, urges the city council to implement a road diet on Atlantic Avenue and make various streetscape improvements to enhance safety and encourage biking and walking in the community. He emphasizes the need for quicker implementation of these changes to make the area more family-friendly.
- Advocates for a road diet on Atlantic Avenue to prevent it from being an "urban highway" dividing neighborhoods
- Requests bike boulevards, protected bike lanes, and two-way protected bike lanes on specific streets
- Stresses the importance of adding green space and making streetscape improvements as soon as possible
Harris Krizmanich
2:17:51
Hello.
2:17:52
Hi.
2:17:53
My name is Harry, and I'm a resident of Crown Heights.
2:17:55
I urge the city council to push for a road diet in Atlantic Avenue.
2:17:59
We cannot continue to have an urban highway divide our neighborhoods.
2:18:04
And I really appreciate the council members concern over the previous timeline for redesign and hopefully we can, figure out a way to speed that up.
2:18:13
I also want to reiterate the need for bike boulevard at Dean Bergen Streets, protected bike lane on Franklin Avenue as well as a two way protected bike lane on Vanderbilt and Bedford.
2:18:23
We need to make our communities safer and encourage biking and walking through these streetscape improvements as well as add green space.
2:18:31
And I understand that these capital improvements take some time, so having a commitment to making these these street improvements as soon as possible is is instrumental, especially if we want this area to be family friendly.
2:18:43
Thank you.