TRANSPORTATION

Across Downtown Brooklyn, monthly pedestrian activity in March 2023 exceeded March 2022 levels by 4%, averaging 3,500 more pedestrians a day than this time last year. Monthly foot traffic this past March recovered 65% of pre-pandemic levels from March 2019, which remains consistent with trends over the past year.

• The most noticeable spike in pedestrian activity occurred at MetroTech, where our sensor on Jay Street at the entrance of Brooklyn Commons showed a 38% increase in pedestrian activity year-over-year.

• Of all locations, Smith + Livingston has seen the greatest recovery from pre-pandemic activity. Smith + Livingston saw an 18% increase in pedestrian activity year-over-year and has recovered 88% of pre-pandemic foot traffic.

Weekdays remain the busiest days in Downtown Brooklyn, with 41% more pedestrians on any given weekday compared to Saturday or Sunday. Across the district, overall weekday foot traffic in March 2023 was up over 8% year-over-year from March 2022. Conversely, weekend foot traffic in March 2023 was down 10% yearover-year from March 2022. Surprisingly, Wednesdays were the busiest day of the week during March 2023, surpassing Fridays which were the busiest days of the week in March 2021 and March 2022. For comparison, in March 2019, Thursdays were the busiest days.