Lentol wants city to install 20 mph zones in his district
Says speeding drivers present danger to public
Pedestrians crossing streets in Northern Brooklyn will be a lot safer if the city reduces the speed limit for vehicles to 20 miles per hour on three main thoroughfares, according to Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, who has reached out to Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg to request the slowdown.
Lentol said the three streets he is targeting: McGuinness Boulevard, Kent Avenue and Park Avenue – are notorious for speeding and traffic fatalities.
Lentol wrote a letter to Trottenberg asking her to establish 20 mph zones in the three thoroughfares. His letter was written in the wake of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent announcement of the establishment of his “Vision Zero” program aimed at reducing traffic fatalities through various approaches ranging from speed cameras to the creation of 20 mph zones to increased police enforcement against residents who disobey the rules of the road.
“Mayor de Blasio’s proposal to reduce traffic fatalities is certainly a step in the right direction. I hope he and Commissioner Trottenberg take note of these very dangerous roadways within my district. I urge them to consider these three roadways when determining where to introduce these new speed zones,” Lentol said.