The sidewalks around the site were closed forcing all pedestrian traffic to the other side of the street. The sidewalks opposite the site were wide and had shops that opened out on to them. At the corner of Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues is a mall also owned by Forest City Ratner. The stores include Target, Marshals, and Best Buy. In front of the mall's main entrance is a large public plaza raised up a few steps from the sidewalk and uses a different material to indicate its importance.
There were more people on the mall side of the site than at the mom and pop style shops on the other side. The mom and pop shops were located on Flatbush Ave. and intersect streets starting past Dean Ave. On this side of Atlantic Yards Pedestrians seemed to be locals doing their daily routine, such as strolling, and walking their dogs, then those on the other side whom seem to be running errands, out on shopping excursion, or commuting.
"The pedestrians along the small shops seemed to walk slower and there were more people walking dogs."
ReplyDeleteWalking slower than whom? More people walking dogs than where?
Again, why are you presenting this information in a blog?