With Participatory Budgeting, You Pick the Projects

On Tuesday, Councilman Brad Lander will hold his long-anticipated Participatory Budgeting vote at his office, 456 Fifth Avenue from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. A total of 20 projects will appear on the ballot, and it's up to residents to vote for the ones they want to see become a reality.

Come and make your voice heard on Tuesday. But if you cannot make it tomorrow, voting is being held until April 1st. (Take a look at for more information on voting locations.)

Below are the projects that will most directly impact the Park Slope area. For the full list of projects, click here.

Cultural and Community Facilities:

Projector for Celebrate Brooklyn & BRIC Art Center:

High powered projector for large scale, free public performances at Celebrate Brooklyn in Prospect Park and at the new BRIC Media House.

Education:

Bathroom Renovation for the Children of

Renovate two dysfunctional bathrooms that serve over 136 of the youngest students daily in a high-needs elementary school.

Cafeteria Soundproofing Project:

Wall/ceiling mounted sound panels on low roofs and cement walls to lessen extraneous noise in tiny cave-like cafeteria.

Parks and Recreation:

Body Weight Fitness Equipment Area:

Install new body weight fitness equipment in Prospect Park.

Dist. 39 Tree Planting:

Plant 170 new trees and install tree guards on blocks with few or no trees (Parks Department will contribute an additional $85,000 to this effort for tree planting if funded). Ed. Note: Dist. 39 includes Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington and Boro Park.

Prospect Park Pedestrian Pathway Rehabilitation:

Repair Prospect Park pedestrian paths near Park Circle and Long Meadow to prevent flooding, add 10 trash cans in park.

Brooklyn Neighbors Composting:

Pest-free, smell-free compost system near Gowanus Canal uses one ton per day of our food scraps collected at local greenmarkets and schools to create rich soil for our gardens, parks, and trees.

Streets and Sidewalks

Pedestrian Hazards at the Prospect Expressway:

Repairs and additions to badly damaged and dangerous nine lane Prospect Expressway pedestrian crossing, area and landscape.

Intersection Safety Improvements:

Build sidewalk ‘bulbs’ at Carroll Street and Third Avenue to minimize pedestrian crossing distances.

Transit 

BusTime "count-down" clocks:

Install digital signs on bus shelters in the district to inform riders when the next bus will arrive. (MTA must adopt a bus clock system for this project to move forward).

Help Points at F/G Subway Stations:

Installing Help Points at Fourth Avenue and Carroll St. F/G stations, which riders can use to request assistance or make an emergency call.

Voting on Tuesday, March 27 will take place at Councilmember Brad Lander's office at 456 Fifth Avenue, between 9th and 10th streets, from 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.