Brooklyn Neighborhood Reports 2012
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Environment Community District 6
Bike Lanes and Street Miles Ratio
Transportation to Work
CD 6 Bike Lanes
CD 6 Bike Lanes
1 mile CD 6 (2010) 1 mile CD 6 (2010) 6.2 miles 6.2 miles Brooklyn Brooklyn(2010) (2010)
Source: Jenene Chesbrough, Flickr
11mile mile
CD 6 Streets
66.2% 66.9%
CD 6 Streets
60.0%
Brooklyn Bike Lanes
13.7 miles 13.7 miles
66.2% 66.9%
Brooklyn Streets
60.0%
CD 6 (2000) CD 6 (2007/09) Brooklyn (2007/09)
Data Sources: NYC Department of Transportation; NYC Department of City Brooklyn Planning (2010)
25.7% 17.7%
10.5% 11.0% 9.9%
Access to Parks 90.7%
There are 13.90 miles of 20 bike lanes in CD 6, compared to 86.7 miles of streets.
86.0%
10.5% 11.0% 9.9%
Walks or Rides Bike
Walks or Rides Bike
Takes Public Transportation
25.7% 17.7%
CD CD Bro
13.2%
13.2%
Takes Public Transportation
Drives
Drives
Data Sources: U.S. Census 2000; 2007/09 American Community Survey
CD 6 (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 447 requests for new trees in CD 6, and 3,754 in all of Brooklyn.
There are 13 community gardens in CD 6.
Data Sources: GrowNYC and www.OASISnyc.net (2011)
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