We love our Columbia Waterfront neighborhood. We are close to playgrounds, schools, and Brooklyn Bridge Park. We have friendly neighbors who know each other and stop to chat on sidewalks and stoops. We share our streets with tourists and visitors. We are families, senior citizens, and working folks.

But living on the "other side" of the BQE means that there are limited places to cross back east, over the BQE and towards the subway, grocery stores, banks, and other necessities.

Congress Street is one of the few streets that provides access between the east and west sides of the BQE--for pedestrians, cyclists, and vehicles alike. It's also the closest street to the BQE's speedy Atlantic Avenue exit. Unfortunately, this street is difficult and dangerous to cross. Cars rarely yield to pedestrians using the marked crosswalk bridging southbound Hicks Street. Neighbors share horror stories of near misses between cars and toddlers, dogs, or bicyclists. We alert new residents to cross Congress instead: Here, pedestrians can clearly see oncoming traffic and pace their crossing. Drivers can clearly see pedestrians moving into the street.

Let's help drivers and pedestrians navigate this poorly designed intersection by painting a temporary crosswalk!