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Underhill Avenue
Location: Underhill Avenue between Pacific Street and Eastern Parkway
The Underhill Avenue Bike Boulevard prioritizes pedestrians and cyclists, and provides traffic calming to make the street safer for all road users. Underhill Avenue operates under DOT’s Open Streets program. Cars share the street with pedestrians and cyclists. On some evenings, programming for families and children is offered from 4PM to 7PM, during which time the block where an event takes place will be fully closed to traffic. Please consult the events schedule here for further details.
Open streets organizers, elected officials rally to save popular program
Today Open Streets organizers, elected officials, and advocates gathered on the popular Vanderbilt Open Street to demand the City provide sustainable funding for the Open Streets program. Rally organizers and elected officials are asking the City for a renewed investment in the popular program, totaling $48 million over three years; they warn that without a sustainable funding model, the Open Streets will not survive.
Open Streets: how much could it cost?
Common questions we’ve received during our fundraising for the 2025 season are, “Why do you need money?”, “How much does the program cost?” and “What exactly is this to pay for?” There is a lot that goes into making Vanderbilt Open Streets happen — not even counting any of the unpaid volunteer labor — and we want to break this down for those of you who are interested in the details.
URGENT — Open Streets Coalition: Funding Concerns
We, the undersigned Open Streets volunteer committees and coordinating organizations, call on the City to fully fund the Open Streets program by allocating $48 million over the next three years to expand DOT and the City’s capacity for supporting Open Streets and directly fund the organizations operating these programs.
DOT announces lower speed limit on Underhill Bike Boulevard
Today DOT informed us that the speed limit on the Underhill Bike Boulevard will be reduced to 10 mph, following enactment of Sammy’s law. Underhill has seen >80% reduction in crashes thanks to the bike boulevard treatment. Now the new speed limit will also lower the risk of serious injury from a crash to below 10%.
DOT workshops on GAP, Vanderbilt and Underhill improvements
The NYC Department of Transportation will begin public outreach for the Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Heights Public Realm Capital Visioning this month with an on-street workshop on Vanderbilt Avenue Saturday, June 15 from 1-4PM between St. Mark’s Avenue and Prospect Place.
Events
Events
Open streets organizers, elected officials rally to save popular program
Today Open Streets organizers, elected officials, and advocates gathered on the popular Vanderbilt Open Street to demand the City provide sustainable funding for the Open Streets program. Rally organizers and elected officials are asking the City for a renewed investment in the popular program, totaling $48 million over three years; they warn that without a sustainable funding model, the Open Streets will not survive.
Open Streets: how much could it cost?
Common questions we’ve received during our fundraising for the 2025 season are, “Why do you need money?”, “How much does the program cost?” and “What exactly is this to pay for?” There is a lot that goes into making Vanderbilt Open Streets happen — not even counting any of the unpaid volunteer labor — and we want to break this down for those of you who are interested in the details.
URGENT — Open Streets Coalition: Funding Concerns
We, the undersigned Open Streets volunteer committees and coordinating organizations, call on the City to fully fund the Open Streets program by allocating $48 million over the next three years to expand DOT and the City’s capacity for supporting Open Streets and directly fund the organizations operating these programs.
DOT announces lower speed limit on Underhill Bike Boulevard
Today DOT informed us that the speed limit on the Underhill Bike Boulevard will be reduced to 10 mph, following enactment of Sammy’s law. Underhill has seen >80% reduction in crashes thanks to the bike boulevard treatment. Now the new speed limit will also lower the risk of serious injury from a crash to below 10%.
DOT workshops on GAP, Vanderbilt and Underhill improvements
The NYC Department of Transportation will begin public outreach for the Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Heights Public Realm Capital Visioning this month with an on-street workshop on Vanderbilt Avenue Saturday, June 15 from 1-4PM between St. Mark’s Avenue and Prospect Place.