CB2 Votes To Support Atlantic Yards Bollard Plan

A controversial plan to install bollards at Atlantic Yards moved forward Wednesday evening with a vote by Community Board 2 to support the construction of 206 barriers around the perimeter of the Barclays Center site.

According to Atlantic Yards Report, an executive with Forest City Ratner, Jane Marshall, confirmed there would be an October hearing set on the issue.

At CB2's regular monthly meeting, Marshall hinted that a portion of the sidewalk going eastbound toward Sixth Avenue would be close to coming under a width of 20 feet due to a temporary construction barrier tied to a residential portion of the site.

That admission seemed likely to stoke neigborhood concerns about a bottleneck for arena-bound pedestrians.

CB2 voted 30 in favor of the bollard plan, with none opposed and five abstentions.

According to CB2 district manager Robert Parris, the chief concern among board members in regards to the bollard proposal was one of design.

"We want to ensure there's uniformity with the bollards in front of Atlantic Terminal," Parris said, referring to the short metal barriers that are slated to replace the larger granite barricades at the entrance of the Long Island Railroad station at Atlantic and Flatbush avenues.

Because the bollards are in the pubic right of way, they are subject to approval by city Public Design Commission.