Tonight: Speak Up for Safer Cycling on Kent Ave
If you live in Williamsburg or Greenpoint, you can't miss this community board action. DOT will present its revised plan for Kent Avenue tonight to Brooklyn CB1. Public support for the proposed two-way protected bike path will be critical, and if you sign up by 6:15 p.m., you can speak in favor of an improvement that will make cyclists safer and establish the footprint of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
By
Ben Fried
2:35 PM EDT on June 9, 2009
If you live in Williamsburg or Greenpoint, you can’t miss this community board action. DOT will present its revised plan for Kent Avenue tonight to Brooklyn CB1. Public support for the proposed two-way protected bike path will be critical, and if you sign up by 6:15 p.m., you can speak in favor of an improvement that will make cyclists safer and establish the footprint of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.
Here are the meeting details courtesy of TA, who reminds everyone to keep the speeches short and sweet:
DOT Presentation on Kent Avenue
Tuesday, June 9th
Sign up to speak by 6:15 pm
Swinging 60s Senior Citizens Center
211 Ainslie Street (Corner of Manhattan Avenue) Brooklyn
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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