Goals
The Road to a Car Free Park: Short term goals
3-Month
Car-Free Trial Period
The city's next step should be to to institute a three-month trial car-free
period, with a comprehensive study of the real-world costs and benefits. Three
months is long enough for traffic to adjust to the closure, but short enough to
be comfortable for people who are worried that the park's traffic might flood
surrounding neighborhoods. During this period, traffic patterns around the park
would be monitored to determine what, if any, impact the policy has on the
surrounding neighborhoods and park users.
Year Long Summer Hours - We
won this one!
Though TA believes Prospect Park should be car-free at all times, extending the
existing summer hours year round will be a big step in the right direction, a
step that is already acknowledged as acceptable to the Police and the Prospect
Park Alliance Community Committee. If the park can be successfully closed at
off-peak times during May and September, two of the busiest traffic months of
the year, it can certainly be closed during the winter months as well. T.A. has
been leading the call for car-free middays throughout the year. [Current
Hours]
