Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Jo Anne Simon

DOT presented this safety plan for Times Plaza in August. Advocates want to ensure it doesn't gather dust. Image: DOT

A 2017 Resolution for DOT: Make Times Plaza Safer for Walking

By David Meyer | Dec 19, 2016 | No Comments

The hellacious walking environment at the intersection of Flatbush, Atlantic, and Fourth Avenues is awaiting safety improvements four months after DOT presented its plan.

Brooklyn Electeds to DOT: Put Safety First at Atlantic and Flatbush

By David Meyer | Feb 15, 2016 | 6 Comments

About a dozen people braved the cold Saturday morning to call for pedestrian safety improvements at Brooklyn’s Times Plaza and along the whole Atlantic Avenue corridor. Times Plaza is the triangular public space at the convergence of Atlantic, Flatbush, and Fourth avenues. At a public meeting last month, local residents were disappointed that the redesign proposed […]