To accommodate upgrades to the MTA vent structures along Flatbush Avenue, a part of the Atlantic Yards project, beginning on Sunday, August 1, 2010, Forest City Ratner today announced that the traffic pattern on Flatbush Avenue (between Atlantic Avenue and Dean Street) will be altered.

In response to community requests to control speeding on Flatbush Avenue during off-peak hours, the NYC Department of Transportation recently implemented a “dual progression” pattern in which green lights are staggered, requiring additional stoppages for both directions of travel on Flatbush Avenue between Concord Street and Plaza Street.

Prospect Heights homeowners have stepped up to the plate to support their neighborhood's house tour. House Tour organizers now have a large number of homes to make the tour enjoyable for all. The Prospect Heights House Tour will take place as scheduled on Sunday, October 18th. Tickets will be available for purchase by September 14th at the Forest Floor Antique Shop, 659 Vanderbilt Avenue, as well as other locations. Prospect Heights, you did it!

Prospect Heights residents should be aware that a significant number of wrought iron gates have recently been stolen. On Prospect Place alone, between Vanderbilt and Underhill, five gates have recently been stolen from homes and apartment buildings. It appears the thieves perform their nefarious deeds at night using a truck. Victims are urged to call 311 file a police report to increase police vigilance and to possibly retrieve their stolen gate.

Eastern Parkway is now a three phase project, set to begin int he fall of 2009 and complete all phases within eighteen months.

• Phase 1 is replacement of the sewer/water main under the main roadway, to be done by DEP.
• Phase 2 involves regrading of the main road, to be done by DOT. It is expected that most of the Washington Avenue/Eastern Parkway flow improvements will be incorporated in this phase.
• Phase 3 includes the repair and widening of the median, from Washington to the Plaza. The NYC Department of Parks has the lead on this phase, but DOT will be involved as well.

The North Flatbush Business Improvement District has secured the expertise of a landscape architect/urban planner to come up with a plan to improve the flow and functionality of Flatbush from Atlantic to Plaza Streets. A preliminary meeting was held on April 22, 2009 during which the firm offered preliminary ideas on what was possible and what other cities had done when confronted by similar circumstances.