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Community Board 2 narrows capital and expense priorities, flags cobblestone repair and Lafayette/Jersey crossings
Summary
During its Sept. 30 meeting the Creative Boards 2 traffic and transportation committee reviewed last year’s capital list, reaffirmed Morton Street granite-path and multiple cobblestone repair requests, and moved to combine Lafayette and Jersey crossing work as an expense priority while seeking DOT and DDC confirmation on agency responsibility.
Community Board 2’s traffic and transportation committee met on Sept. 30 to review and re-rank its capital and expense budget priorities, emphasizing cobblestone repairs, a granite bike path on Morton Street and pedestrian-safety changes along Lafayette and Jersey streets.
The committee said the items matter because failing cobblestones and unclear curb and crosswalk treatments are recurring safety and maintenance issues in much of the district. Members sought clarity from the Department of Transportation on which agency should receive each request and urged specific, street‑by‑street project descriptions to improve the chance of funding.
Janine (committee staff) opened the capital discussion with a short list carried from the prior year and said the board was reorganizing requests to align by agency. Kate, a DOT representative, told the committee that DOT operates an annual cobblestone restoration fund and…
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