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Also in the works are a pedestrian island at Hylan and Midland Avenue, longer medians at several other intersections in the area, and a concrete "neckdown" that extends the sidewalk into the crosswalk at New Dorp Lane and 8th Street, to give pedestrians a shorter distance to travel in the street.
unknown title 2009
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• Construction of a simple neckdown has already begun, and could be completed in just a few months.
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You will be happy to learn that the city is moving ahead with construction of a large neckdown on Bergen Street at the northwest corner of its intersection with Smith Street.
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You will be happy to learn that the city is moving ahead with construction of a large neckdown on Bergen Street at the northwest corner of its intersection with Smith Street.
bilby commented on the word neckdown
Traffic engineer jargon for a narrowing of the road at certain point, usually to enable safer crossing for pedestrians by reducing the road width they need to cross.
January 27, 2016