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December 10, 2010
Beer on Bruce? Could be, if you take the subway
The Brooklyn Paper
by Aaron Short
Take the train to a Nets game — and get a free beer!
It’s one idea being floated by transportation advocates as an incentive to get future Barclays Center ticketholders to take the subway and regional rail to the arena instead of driving and parking on congested Prospect Heights and Fort Greene streets.
“Give people a free beer — they’re not driving!” said Tri-State Transportation Campaign’s Ryan Lynch.
Lynch, invited by the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council to present suggestions for easing traffic at Atlantic Yards, demanded that the arena’s developer, Forest City Ratner, commit to subsidize mass transit for game nights such as including mass transit fares into ticket prices and urging additional trains on game nights.”
...Thousands of cars will flood streets surrounding the Atlantic Yards footprint on game nights — which has alarmed residents concerned about traffic and pedestrian safety after games.
NoLandGrab: Sure, Bruce'll give you a free beer — and charge you $9 for the cup.
Posted by eric at December 10, 2010 6:57 AM