1. fix 5 th
avenue
transportation alternatives brooklyn volunteer committee

2. fix 5 th
avenue
Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn runs
nearly six miles, through some of
the most unique communities in the
borough.
Park Slope, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge,
and Fort Hamilton all share the
continuous commercial strip.
5th Avenue in Brooklyn

3. fix 5 th
avenue
Fifth Avenue in Brooklyn runs
nearly six miles, through some of
the most unique communities in the
borough.
Park Slope, Sunset Park, Bay Ridge,
and Fort Hamilton all share the
continuous commercial strip.
Yet these neighborhoods lack safe
crossings for the thousands of daily
users who walk, bike and drive
along Fifth Avenue.
existing bicycle infrastructure

4. fix 5 th
avenue
In the wake of a tragic bike accident
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in 2005, over 100 Park Slope
businesses joined together to show
support for a 5th Avenue bike lane.
bike lane beginnings

5. fix 5 th
avenue
The NYC Department of
Transportation responded with a
combination
class II bike lane /
class III shared bike route
that extends from Dean to 24th
street.
But why does it have to end
there?
Class II/III bike lane installed on 5th Ave.

6. fix 5 th
avenue
The Transportation Alternatives
Brooklyn Volunteer Committee
would like to see that lane extended,
bringing slower traffic and safer
pedestrian crossings to all residents,
merchants, and commuters.
desired bike lane

7. fix 5 th
avenue
This lane would offer a clearer
connection between Sunset Park,
Leif Ericson Park, Fort Hamilton
Park, and the water’s edge as well
as connect with the existing 62nd
street lane and proposed lanes on
36th, 41st, 44th, 92nd and Bay
Ridge Parkway.
Park areas along the 5th ave corridor

8. fix 5 th
avenue
On a larger scale, should the
Verrazano Bridge get funding for
the bike/ped path it was originally
intended to have, a single livable
street corridor along Fifth Avenue
could be a direct link between
Staten Island and Downtown
Brooklyn for cyclists and mass
transit users.
Verrazano connection

9. fix 5 th
avenue
proposals
Engaging with the 5th Ave. community groups and leaders.

10. fix 5 th
avenue
1. Bring traffic calming
improvements to the 67th street (at
5th avenue), an unnecessarily wide
where high speed vehicles exiting
the Belt Parkway intersect with
children’s access to Leif Ericson
Park and Millennium Playground
on either side of 5th avenue.
67th St. and 5th Ave.

11. fix 5 th
avenue
2. Request a class II bike lane
addition as the capital project to
reconstruct 5th avenue adjacent
to Greenwood Cemetery nears
completion, which would continue
from its current end point at 24th
twelve blocks south to 36th. This
has already been identified as
a potential route on the Bicycle
Master Plan, as has 36th street,
from 5th to 7th avenue.
5th Ave. between 24th and 36th streets