Southern Brooklyn Transportation Investment Study

The Southern Brooklyn Transportation Investment Study, initiated in 2002, set out to assess current and future travel conditions and deficiencies and develop multimodal transportation improvement alternatives that address the movement of people and goods throughout southern Brooklyn.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council will hold a public meeting to present results of the study (also presented in pdf format in its newsletter), and outline what will happen next.

Date: October 11, 2006

Time: 2 – 8 p.m.

Where: Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street

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