Assemblyman
Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is pleased to announce the first pedestrian countdown
signals in Borough Park, which will be located along Fort Hamilton Parkway.
Hikind made
the request for pedestrian countdown signals to be installed throughout his
district in a letter sent to Department of Transportation Commissioner
Sadik-Khan and DOT Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Joseph Palmieri last July. A
long-time advocate of the countdown clocks, the Assemblyman urged the DOT to
install the devices everywhere throughout the five boroughs in lieu of
pedestrian islands.
“I was
relieved to hear that the first of these countdown signals will soon be
installed at a high-traffic area in my district,” said Hikind. “These clocks protect
pedestrians—particularly the thousands of senior citizens and mothers with
strollers and small children in my district—by letting them know how much time
they really have to safely cross the street. These signals eliminate the need
for pedestrian islands because people know what to expect from the traffic
signals—whether they can safely cross the street or if they should wait. The
guesswork is eliminated.”
Assemblyman Hikind
praised Commissioner Palmieri for his support and quick work.
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