Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports 2012
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Environment Community District 18
Bike Lanes and Street Miles Ratio CD 18Bike BikeLanes Lanes CD 18
1 mile 1 mile CD 18 (2010) CD 18 (2010) 67.6 miles 67.6 miles
Brooklyn Bike Lanes 52.3%
1 mile
CD 18 (2000) CD 18 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)
CD 18Streets Streets CD 18 60.0%
Brooklyn (2010)1 mile13.7 miles Brooklyn (2010) 13.7 miles
Source: Jamaica Bay Shoreline, Janine and Jim Eden, Flickr
Transportation to Work
Brooklyn 45.7%Streets
42.2%
48.4%
Data Sources: NYC Department Brooklynof Transportation; NYC Department of City Planning (2010)
86.0%
86.0%
52.3%
42.2%
45.7%
48.4%
25.7%
9.9%
There are 3.2 miles0Walks of bike lanes in CD 18, 20 or Rides Takes Public Transportation compared to 216.4Bike miles of streets.
60.0%
25.7%
9.9%
3.9% 3.4%
Access to Parks
CD CD Bro
3.9% 3.4% Drives
Walks or Rides Bike
Takes Public Transportation
Drives
Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey
CD 18 (2009)
Community Gardens
Brooklyn (2009)
Residential Housing Units Within 1/4 Mile of a Park Data Source: Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy
www.studybrooklyn.org
In 2011, there were 183 requests for new trees in CD 18, and 3,754 in all of Brooklyn.
There are 2 community gardens in CD 18.
Data Sources: GrowNYC and www.OASISnyc.net (2011)
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