Prospect Heights and Crown Heights: Where Do You Want Your New Citi Bike Stations?

PROSPECT HEIGHTS and CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Residents of Prospect Heights and Crown Heights will have a chance to weigh in next week on where they want their new Citi Bike stations.

The Department of Transportation will host two public planning workshops on Oct. 19 at the Hope City Empowerment Center, located at 650 Washington Ave. The workshops will start at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.

By the end of 2017, Citi Bike plans to roll out new stations in areas represented by Community Board 8 and Community Board 9. The planning sessions are open to residents from both.

The expansion area stretches from Flatbush Avenue in the west to Rodgers Avenue in the east, and from Atlantic Avenue in the north to Lefferts Place in the south, as shown in the below DOT map (click to enlarge):

The planning session is being co-sponsored by Councilman Robert Cornegy, who represents northern Crown Heights, Assemblyman Walter Mosley, who represents both Prospect Heights and Crown Heights, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.

Questions about the planning sessions can be emailed to Leroy Branch with CB8 — lbranch@dot.nyc.gov — or Nathan Albert with CB9 — nalbert@dot.nyc.gov. Albert can also be reached by phone at 646-892-1350.

Last month, a group of residents from Park Slope and Cobble Hill raised strong objections to the new bike docks in their neighborhoods, but many seemed unaware of the public planning process during which the stations' locations had been selected.

As of this past June, the Citi Bike system had a record 108,000 annual members, according to the city, and was averaging 48,677 rides per day.

Lead photo by Tom Marvel/Flickr