Restoring the B71 Bus

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RESTORING THE B71 BUS

You can get there from here! BACKGROUND

Route B71 originated circa 1900 as a streetcar from the ferry at the foot of Hamilton Avenue along Union Street to Grand Army Plaza

In the 1980s the B71’s western terminus was moved to Van Brunt and Union Streets and the eastern terminus to Rogers Avenue in Crown Heights

Heavy trafﬁc on Union Street east of 8th Avenue and on the Eastern Parkway side roads led to frequent delays of service

The last end-to-end trips left the termini at 9:00 PM

Citing declining ridership, the MTA eliminated the B71 as part of service changes in June 2010 RESTORING THE B71

Elected ofﬁcials, advocacy groups, and community organizations have urged the restoration of the B71 ever since its discontinuance.

The proposal before you starts from the premise that the B71’s route was so problematic, so prone to delays, as to make the route highly unreliable, deterring its use and leading to low ridership.

With service ending at 9 PM, the B71 was never an option for people going to other communities for dining, entertainment, or other evening activities. SERVICE GOALS FOR A NEW B71

Frequent, reliable service

Connections to many bus and subway routes

Increase the number of trip generators; connections to many

Schools and Houses of Worship,

Parks and Cultural Institutions, and

Shopping, dining, and entertainment venues PROJECT GOALS FOR A NEW B71

Eliminate causes of unreliable service on old B71

Avoid Union Street east of 7th Avenue

Minimize use of Eastern Parkway

Piggyback on existing bus stops as much as possible

Utilize B71 bus stops that are still existing

Eliminate the minimum number of parking spaces

Minimize capital cost THE PROPOSAL

Restore the portion of the pre-2010 B71 between Columbia Street and 7th Avenue.

Extend the western portion to Pier 6 - Brooklyn Bridge Park.

Extend the eastern portion to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum.

Provide service at 20-minute headways from 5:00 AM until 11:30 PM, with additional trips during peak hours. BENEFITS

Easy transit connections from B71 to points throughout Brooklyn - see strip map on next slide

Easy access to/from many schools, houses of worship, shopping and dining venues - see strip map 2 slides ahead CONNECTING TRANSIT < West East >

to Downtown to Manhattan, Queens to Downtown, Navy Yard, to Downtown, DUMBO to Crown Heights to Downtown trains to Bedford-Stuyvesant, to Bedford-Stuyvesant, to Barclays Ctr. to Barclays Ctr., Atlantic Av to Williamsburg, to GreenpointBedford-Stuyvesant to Prospect Hts., B57 B67 to Prospect Hts, Ft Greene, S (Franklin Shuttle) train B65 B61 R train B44 B43 S. Williamsburg, BushwickB37 B63 B, Q B49 B65 B69 B48 S. Williamsburg Williamsburg, Greenpoint F, G trains Navy Yard, Vinegar B41,Hill B41 LTD Boerum Hill

BBP Carroll Gardens Gowanus Park Slope Grand Army Plaza/Cultural Row/Crow Hill Crown Heights

B49 B57 B37 R train B63 B67, B69 B41, B41 LTD2, 3 trains B48 B44 B43 3 train B61 Manhattan Beach B63 to Flatbush, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay, to Red Hook to Gowanus, Sunset to Park,Sunset Bay Park, Ridge Bay Ridge to Prospect-Lefferts Gardens to Flatbush, Sheepshead to Prospect-Lefferts Bay Gardens to Barclays to Ctr., Red SunsetHook, Park,Gowanus, Bay Ridge Park Slope to Sunset Park, Bay Ridge to Windsor Terrace, Kensington to Flatbush, Bergen Beach, Kings Plaza POINTS OF INTEREST

BROOKLYN AV KINGSTON AV ATLANTICCOLUMBIA AV / PIERCLINTON ST 6 COURT ST HOYTST, SMITH ST,NEVINS BOND ST ST3 ST AV, 4 AV5 AV, 6 AV 7 AV FLATBUSHGRAND AV ARMYWASHINGTON PLAZACLASSON AVFRANKLIN AV BEDFORD AV NOSTRANDAV, ROGERSNEW AV AV YORK AV

Shopping, Dining, Berkeley CarrollMt. Prospect School,P.S. 316, Park, BrooklynShopping, Brooklyn Jesuit NewDining, Botanic Prep, Life Congregation Garden,Tabernacle Shopping,St. Teresa Brooklyn HebronDining Church,Kolof Avila Israel Museum,SDA St.R.C.Brooklyn BilingualJohn’s Church Pentecostal Children’sSchool ChurchMuseum,Jewish Children’s Brower Museum,Park, P.S. 289, BrooklynShopping, Bridge BrooklynPark, Dining, Governor’sShopping, Brooklyn Public LibraryP.S. Dining, IslandWaterfront 32, FerrySt.Galleries,Carroll Agnes Greenway Park,Dining, LowerR.C. P.S. Church, Hotels,Shopping, East 58 Side DiningWhole EcologyDining, Foods P.S.Center Shopping, (westbound282, St. Francis Dining,Prospect B71) Xavier P.S. Park, 9 R.C. Brooklyn Church Public Library, Union Temple Grace United Methodist Church,Prospect Memorial Heights Presbyterian H.S., St. ChurchFrancis de Sales School for the Deaf,St. DiningGregory R.C. ChurchSt. Louis and SchoolSenior Center, Lubavitcher World HQ, First Church of God in Christ DETAILS OF PROPOSAL

Eastbound B71 Westbound B71

36 stops, of which: 30 stops, of which

12 are former B71 stops 14 are former B71 stops

22 are shared with existing bus 17 are shared with existing bus lines lines

2 are new bus stops 2 are new bus stops

4 are at/near subway stations 6 are at/near subway stations PROFILE: B71 EASTBOUND

Stop # Street Nearest Cross Street Stop Shared With Connecng Transit Remarks Points of Interest 1 Pier 6 Furman St B63 Brooklyn Bridge Park 2 Columbia St Congress St B61 3 Columbia St Kane St B61 4 Columbia St Sacke St B61 5 Union St Hicks St/BQE Near Former B71 stop 6 Union St Henry St Former B71 stop 7 Union St Clinton St Former B71 stop BPL Cobble Hill Br 8 Union St Court St B57 Former B71 stop 9 Union St Smith St F, G, B57 Former B71 stop 10 Union St Hoyt St Former B71 stop PS 32 11 Union St Bond St Former B71 stop 12 Union St Nevins St Former B71 stop 13 Union St 3 Av B37 Former B71 stop 14 Union St 4 Av R Former B71 stop 15 Union St 5 Av B63 Former B71 stop 16 Union St 6 Av Former B71 stop PS 282 17 7 Av Union St B67, B69 18 7 Av Lincoln Pl B67, B69 Bklyn Conserv of Mus 19 Flatbush Av Park Pl B41, B41LTD, B69 B, Q 20 Flatbush Av 8 Av B41, B69 2, 3 21 Grand Army Plaza East B41 BPL Central Lib, Prospect Pk 22 Eastern Pkwy Svc Rd Classon Av New bus stop Bklyn Bot Gdn, Bklyn Mus 23 St. Johns Pl Classon Av B45 B48 24 St. Johns Pl Franklin Av B45 B48 25 St. Johns Pl Bedford Av B45 B49 26 St. Johns Pl Rogers Av B45 B49 27 St. Johns Pl Nostrand Av B45 B44 28 St. Johns Pl New York Av B45 B44 29 Brooklyn Av St. Johns Pl B43 B45 St Gregory's School 30 Brooklyn Av Eastern Pkwy B43 31 Kingston Av Eastern Pkwy 3 New bus stop Jewish Children's Museum 32 Kingston Av St. Johns Pl B43 Throacic Hospital, PS 289 33 Kingston Av Park Pl B43 Brower Park 34 Bergen St Kingston Av B65 B43 35 Brooklyn Av Bergen St B43 B65 St Louis Sr Cizens Ctr 36 Brooklyn Av Park Pl B43 Brooklyn Children's Museum PROFILE: B71 WESTBOUND

Stop # Street Nearest Cross Street Stop Shared With Connecng Transit Remarks Points of Interest 1 Brooklyn Av Park Pl B43 Brooklyn Children's Museum 2 St. Johns Pl New York Av B45 B44 3 St. Johns Pl Nostrand Av B45 B44 4 St. Johns Pl Rogers Av B45 5 Sterling Pl Bedford Av B45 B49 6 Sterling Pl Franklin Av B45 B48 7 Sterling Pl Classon Av B45 B48 8 Sterling Pl Washington Av B45 9 Washington Av Eastern Pkwy 2, 3 New bus stop Bklyn Bot Gdn, Bklyn Mus 10 Grand Army Plaza East New bus stop BPL Central Lib, Prospect Pk 11 Flatbush Av Plaza St East B41, B69 2, 3 12 7 Av Park Pl B67, B69 B, Q, B41, B41LTD 13 7 Av Berkeley Pl B67, B69 Bklyn Conserv of Mus 14 Union St 7 Av B67, B69 Former B71 stop 15 Union St 6 Av Former B71 stop PS 282 16 Union St 5 Av B63 Former B71 stop 17 Union St 4 Av R Former B71 stop 18 3 Av Union St B37 Former B71 stop 19 3 Av 3 St B37 Former B71 stop Whole Foods, Can Factory 20 3 St Bond St Former B71 stop 21 3 St Hoyt St Former B71 stop 22 3 St Smith St F, G, B57 Former B71 stop 23 Smith St Union St B57 F, G Former B71 stop 24 Sacke St Court St B57 Former B71 stop 25 Sacke St Clinton St Former B71 stop BPL Cobble Hill Br 26 Sacke St Henry St Former B71 stop 27 Sacke St Hicks St Former B71 stop 28 Columbia St Kane St B61 29 Columbia St Warren St B61 30 Pier 6 Furman St B63 Brooklyn Bridge Park STRATEGY: PROPOSAL TO REALITY

In this order:

PSCC, PHNDC to take up proposal

Once we have the support of the PSCC Board, we would like to have a preliminary discussion with CB6’s District Manager before reaching out to NYCDOT and NYCT

Livable Streets Committee and PHNDC will reach out to civic associations and other groups to present the proposal for their endorsement

Livable Streets Committee and PHNDC will request CB6 and CB8 to endorse proposal

Livable Streets Committee is planning to organize a legislative breakfast to get City Council and state electeds to endorse the proposal and help carry it forward This proposal developed by: Michael Cairl, Park Slope Civic Council Eric McClure, Brooklyn Community Board Six Rob Witherwax, Brooklyn Community Board Eight