Coming Up: Citi Bike Hearing for Prospect Heights, Crown Heights and Lefferts Gardens

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — At two upcoming Citi Bike planning sessions on Dec. 7, residents of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens will be able to speak with city officials about where they think Citi Bike locations should, and should not, be located in their community.

The city's Department of Transportation (DOT) and Community Boards 8 and 9 — which together govern the three neighborhoods — will host two public Citi Bike planning sessions on Dec. 7.

The sessions will be held at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. at Saint Francis De Sales School For The Deaf, located at 260 Eastern Pkwy. in Crown Heights, near Prospect Park, and will each last for about one hour.

Residents can show up at either start time to attend a session. They'll be able to speak with city officials about where they think Citi Bike locations should, and should not, be located in their community.

The DOT plans on expanding the bike sharing system into Prospect Heights, Crown Heights and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens by the end of 2017.

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 represented in the following map from the DOT (click to enlarge):

This is the second public hearing the DOT has held on the expansion area. The first took place on Oct. 19, during which more than 900 public comments were received, according to city staffers.

If you have any questions about the Dec. 7 sessions, you can email Leroy Branch with CB8 at lbranch@dot.nyc.gov, or Nathan Albert with CB9 at nalbert@dot.nyc.gov. You can also reach the DOT's Brooklyn office by calling 646-892-1350.

According to the city, as of last June, the Citi Bike system had 108,000 annual members, a record high, and was averaging 48,677 rides per day.

Lead photo by Tom Marvel/Flickr