Prospect Heights

Underhill Avenue

Location: Underhill Avenue between Pacific Street and St. John’s Place

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.

[Press Release] Brooklyn neighborhood daylighting assessment reveals significant street safety shortfalls

There is not a single intersection in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn that is compliant with state daylighting laws, a new assessment of intersections by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) has found. Daylighting, or banning parking within 20 feet of crosswalks, is a safety measure that increases visibility of pedestrians as they cross the street.

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[Press Release] Amid continued City Hall interference in DOT projects, PHNDC urges Adams to “finish the job” in Prospect Heights

Following the news that the Department of Transportation will conduct door-to-door outreach in Prospect Heights, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council has penned a letter to City Hall insisting that work on the incomplete Underhill Avenue redesign be finished before neighbors are asked if they like the new configuration. “We ask that you just let DOT finish the job. Any further delay makes no sense and is irresponsible,” PHNDC wrote. 

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What is a bike boulevard?

Bike boulevards aren‘t just for bicyclists. They are streets designed to prioritize the most vulnerable street users—pedestrians, cyclists, and anyone not in a motor vehicle. 

Bike Boulevards use signs, pavement markings, and speed and volume management measures to discourage through-trips by motor vehicles and create a safer environment for all users. 

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Events

There are currently no events.

[Press Release] Brooklyn neighborhood daylighting assessment reveals significant street safety shortfalls

There is not a single intersection in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn that is compliant with state daylighting laws, a new assessment of intersections by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) has found. Daylighting, or banning parking within 20 feet of crosswalks, is a safety measure that increases visibility of pedestrians as they cross the street.

Read More »

[Press Release] Amid continued City Hall interference in DOT projects, PHNDC urges Adams to “finish the job” in Prospect Heights

Following the news that the Department of Transportation will conduct door-to-door outreach in Prospect Heights, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council has penned a letter to City Hall insisting that work on the incomplete Underhill Avenue redesign be finished before neighbors are asked if they like the new configuration. “We ask that you just let DOT finish the job. Any further delay makes no sense and is irresponsible,” PHNDC wrote. 

Read More »

What is a bike boulevard?

Bike boulevards aren‘t just for bicyclists. They are streets designed to prioritize the most vulnerable street users—pedestrians, cyclists, and anyone not in a motor vehicle. 

Bike Boulevards use signs, pavement markings, and speed and volume management measures to discourage through-trips by motor vehicles and create a safer environment for all users. 

Read More »

Events

There are currently no events.
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