Community Board 11 members pressed for stronger traffic enforcement and infrastructure changes at a meeting of the committee on community development and budget priorities, citing repeated double parking, vehicles blocking bike lanes and local speeding.

Board members said active enforcement has been rare and pointed to recent data for emphasis. "Last year, they wrote less than 10 bike lane tickets," said Ryan, the committee presenter, arguing the low citation count shows enforcement is not reaching problem locations.

The committee framed the issue as both law-enforcement and design-related: members urged more NYPD enforcement and measures such as road diets and changes to lane layouts to make speeding and double parking harder. Ryan said enforcement alone is insufficient and suggested a mix of passive engineering (lane reductions, curb adjustments) and more consistent ticketing.

Members also discussed automated enforcement tools. Ryan recounted submitting a budget request this year for noise cameras at large intersections to discourage reckless driving and noisy car behavior; he said the agency "does not support and cannot accommodate" those cameras at this time. Committee members said they will consider including automated-enforcement or noise-camera requests in future budget proposals or seek city council discretionary funds.

Several community members described daily examples of vehicles blocking bike lanes and crosswalks, which they said increases danger for pedestrians and cyclists and reduces mobility for residents who walk or use transit.

The committee expects to fold enforcement and engineering items into next year’s budget requests and follow up with the NYPD and the Department of Transportation about targeted enforcement and pilot street-design changes.

Ending: The committee asked members and neighborhood residents to continue documenting problem locations (photos, 311 requests) and said staff would explore whether the board can advance a budget request or seek partner funding for enforcement cameras and targeted street redesigns.