MARP Board Endorses PlaNYC 2030
On last Friday, June 15th, the MARP LDC board of directors voted to support the goals of Mayor Bloomberg's PlaNYC 2030, including the concept of congestion pricing, with the stipulation that four important concepts are included or considered:
1. Residential permit parking for those neighborhoods outside the congestion pricing zone, including but not limited to Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
2. Creation of a transparent and public agreement between the MTA and the City requiring the MTA to use all revenues from congestion pricing to improve public transit access to areas of the city not currently served, especially the outer boroughs
3. Consideration of special treatment in regard to congestion pricing for vital service employees, or encouraging employers in the vital services sector to offset the cost of entering Manhattan for those who must drive as part of their job
4. Consideration of special treatment in regard to congestion pricing for the sick and infirm, or those who must routinely visit hospitals within the congestion zone for specialized treatment
The MARP board of directors is made up of a diverse mix of locally-based residents, business owners, academic institutions, banks, corporations, and community leaders. MARP believes that the initiatives included in the Mayor's plan will have positive effects on Myrtle Avenue's retail district, as well as its surrounding neighborhoods. Given the proximity of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to the bridges, a considerable amount of automobile traffic on Myrtle Avenue is through-traffic, bound for the Manhattan bridge, not our small business corridor. Reducing this non-local traffic will only serve to help the commercial strip, making it safer for pedestrians, more convenient for drivers whose destination is Myrtle Avenue, and speeding up service on the B54 bus.
Other elements of PlaNYC that coincide nicely with some of MARP's current priorities include: the faster roll-out of muni-meters for street parking, the planting of more street trees, the creation of new neighborhood plazas, the promotion of cycling as a means of transportation and the creation of new bicycle infrastructure, and the improvement of mass transit, including buses and the G train.
The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership BID board of directors has not yet had an opportunity to discuss the Mayor's plan, and will take it up at a future meeting.
1. Residential permit parking for those neighborhoods outside the congestion pricing zone, including but not limited to Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
2. Creation of a transparent and public agreement between the MTA and the City requiring the MTA to use all revenues from congestion pricing to improve public transit access to areas of the city not currently served, especially the outer boroughs
3. Consideration of special treatment in regard to congestion pricing for vital service employees, or encouraging employers in the vital services sector to offset the cost of entering Manhattan for those who must drive as part of their job
4. Consideration of special treatment in regard to congestion pricing for the sick and infirm, or those who must routinely visit hospitals within the congestion zone for specialized treatment
The MARP board of directors is made up of a diverse mix of locally-based residents, business owners, academic institutions, banks, corporations, and community leaders. MARP believes that the initiatives included in the Mayor's plan will have positive effects on Myrtle Avenue's retail district, as well as its surrounding neighborhoods. Given the proximity of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to the bridges, a considerable amount of automobile traffic on Myrtle Avenue is through-traffic, bound for the Manhattan bridge, not our small business corridor. Reducing this non-local traffic will only serve to help the commercial strip, making it safer for pedestrians, more convenient for drivers whose destination is Myrtle Avenue, and speeding up service on the B54 bus.
Other elements of PlaNYC that coincide nicely with some of MARP's current priorities include: the faster roll-out of muni-meters for street parking, the planting of more street trees, the creation of new neighborhood plazas, the promotion of cycling as a means of transportation and the creation of new bicycle infrastructure, and the improvement of mass transit, including buses and the G train.
The Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership BID board of directors has not yet had an opportunity to discuss the Mayor's plan, and will take it up at a future meeting.
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