Utica Avenue
Utica Avenueis a major avenue inBrooklyn,New York City,New York,United States. It is one of several named for the city ofUticainUpstate New York.It runs north–south and occupies the position of East 50th Street in the Brooklyn street grid, with East 49th Street to its west and East 51st Street to its east for most of its path. The south end of Utica Avenue is atFlatbush Avenue;its north end is atFulton Street,beyond which it is continued byMalcolm X Boulevard(formerly Reid Avenue) inBedford–Stuyvesant.Malcolm X Boulevard continues toBroadway,where it terminates on Broadway between Lawton Street and Hart Street.
The avenue runs primarily through the neighborhoods ofFlatlands,Flatbush,andCrown Heights,intersecting with other main streets such asFlatlands Avenue,Kings Highway,andLinden Boulevard.Utica Avenue is a four-lane avenue throughout its entire stretch, and an important commercial street.
Public transportation
[edit]Utica Avenue is served by the following:
- TheNew York City Subway'sIRT Eastern Parkway Line(3 and4trains) has onestationonEastern Parkway[1]
- The New York City Subway’sIND Fulton Street Line(Aand Ctrains) has onestationonFulton Street.[2]
- TheB46 and B46 SBSbus lines serve the entire avenue.[3]
- The southbound B17 runs on the avenue betweenEastern Parkway,where it originates, and Remsen Avenue.
Proposed subway extension
[edit]Many proposals have been made for a subway under Utica Avenue, beginning as early as 1919.[4]These proposals include a line suggested in 1929 as part of theIND Second System,[5]and in 1968 under theProgram for Action.[6]
In April 2015, New York City MayorBill de Blasioannounced a new plan for building a subway line under Utica Avenue as a branch of theIRT Eastern Parkway LinetoFlatbush Avenue,nearKings Plaza.[7][8]The MTA Board allocated $5 million for a feasibility study, the Utica Avenue Subway Extension Study, for this proposal in the MTA's 2015–2019 Capital Program.[9]In August 2016, it was reported that the MTA was looking into an extension of theIRT Nostrand Avenue Linealong Flatbush Avenue toMarine Park,which would allow trains to serve Kings Plaza.[10]Planning on the Utica Avenue Line stalled[11][12]because it was no longer viewed as a priority by the MTA.[13]However, planning resumed in April 2019 when New York City Transit joined city agencies in launching the Utica Avenue Transit Improvement Study. The study will look into a subway extension, improved bus rapid transit, and a new light rail line. On April 8, 2019, the MTA started to meet with local officials and survey local residents.[14]Since the study occurred concurrently with the redesign of Brooklyn bus routes, the MTA decided to prioritize the Utica Avenue transit study.[15]
References
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- ^nycsubway.org –Utica Avenue: Brooklyn IRT
- ^nycsubway.org –Utica Avenue: Fulton Street Subway
- ^MTA Regional Bus Operations."B46 bus schedule".
- ^"Transit Outlook Bright in Brooklyn – First Branch Lines on Assessment Plan Likely to be Built in That Borough".The New York Times.March 6, 1910.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedAugust 9,2016.
- ^"100 Miles of Subway in New City Project; 52 of them in Queens".The New York Times.1929-09-16.Retrieved2020-02-14.
- ^Witkin, Richard (1968-02-29)."$2.9-BILLION TRANSIT PLAN FOR NEW YORK AREA LINKS SUBWAYS, RAILS, AIRPORTS".The New York Times.Retrieved2020-02-14.
- ^Fitzsimmons, Emma G. (April 22, 2015)."Mayor de Blasio Revives Plan for a Utica Avenue Subway Line".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 23,2015.
- ^Fermino, Jennifer (April 22, 2015)."De Blasio unveils 'One New York' plan combining efforts to fight poverty, improve environment, add transit".New York Daily News.RetrievedApril 23,2015.
- ^"MTA Capital Program 2015-2019 Renew. Enhance. Expand.Amendment No. 2 As Proposed to the MTA Board May 2017"(PDF).mta.info.May 24, 2017.RetrievedMay 24,2017.
- ^"MTA looks into possible new subway line to Marine Park".news12.com.News 12 Brooklyn. August 8, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon August 12, 2016.RetrievedAugust 9,2016.
- ^Penner, Larry (December 27, 2017)."Is Mayor Bill de Blasio's Utica Avenue Brooklyn subway extension dead?".Metro US.RetrievedJanuary 4,2018.
- ^Burger, Elena (February 21, 2017)."Little Progress on Utica Avenue Subway Expansion".Gotham Gazette.RetrievedJanuary 4,2018.
- ^Jacobson, Savannah (March 25, 2019)."City Transportation Commissioner on Managing the Streets, Expanding the Subway, & More".Gotham Gazette.RetrievedApril 7,2019.
- ^Rivoli, Dan (April 5, 2019)."MTA to Study if a Utica Avenue Subway Extension is Worth Pursuing".ny1.com.RetrievedApril 7,2019.
- ^Hallum, Mark (2020-02-13)."Utica Avenue transit study to inform MTA leading into Brooklyn Bus Redesign".amNewYork.Retrieved2020-02-14.
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