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A Refresher on How PPW Bike Lane Opponents Cherrypick Their Numbers
While parents and kids were out celebrating three years of safe, all-ages cycling at the Prospect Park West Family Bike Ride last week, the remnants of NBBL were apparently scouring their Rolodex for media contacts who still take them seriously.
June 10, 2013
In Bay Ridge and Park Slope, Fourth Ave Traffic Calming Moves Forward
Last year, DOT redesigned Fourth Avenue in Sunset Park to calm traffic by widening pedestrian medians and reducing the number of motor vehicle lanes. Similar improvements are now on track for Fourth Avenue in Bay Ridge and Park Slope. Last Thursday, Community Board 6's transportation committee voted 14-1 to support the Park Slope plan. In Bay Ridge, CB 10's transportation committee reviewed the plan last Monday; it now goes to a community forum scheduled for June 5.
May 20, 2013
Dear Streetsbloggers: How Do You Handle Alt-Side Parkers in the Bike Lane?
Christine Bush, editor of the neighborhood blog South Slope News, writes in with this question about when painted bike lanes and alternate side parking collide:
April 26, 2013
Motorists Crash Into Businesses in Queens and Brooklyn, Taking Life and Limb
Curb-jumping motorists have crashed into places of business in Brooklyn and Queens in two incidents since Tuesday morning, leaving one dead and several injured, including a man whose legs were reported severed.
April 24, 2013
Traffic-Calming Road Diet Could Come to Fourth Avenue in Park Slope
For years, Fourth Avenue has been identified as one of Brooklyn's most dangerous streets for pedestrians. Recently, DOT has been working neighborhood-by-neighborhood -- in Bay Ridge, Sunset Park, and Park Slope -- to redesign Fourth Avenue for greater safety. Last week, the agency unveiled its proposals to calm traffic and add pedestrian space on 28 blocks of Fourth Avenue, from 15th Street to Pacific Street.
April 17, 2013
Envisioning a Safer Fourth Avenue in Park Slope
Last night, DOT staff led a public workshop sponsored by Borough President Marty Markowitz's Fourth Avenue Task Force on how to improve 28 blocks of Fourth Avenue in Park Slope, between 15th Street and Pacific Street. DOT expects to have a draft plan for the avenue, one of the borough's most dangerous streets, within two months.
February 13, 2013
Positively 3rd Street
Strolling up 3rd Street in Park Slope from 7th Avenue toward Prospect Park, it’s easy to see this is one of the most magnificent streets in what is, let’s face it, one of the prettiest neighborhoods in the city. The homes, built in the late 19th century and often clad in white stone, are set back further. The double flanking of trees lend a calming tone. A bike lane is set along one side of the one-way street.
January 25, 2013
The NBBL Files: Chuck Schumer “Doesn’t Like the Bike Lane”
Editor’s note: With yesterday’s appellate ruling prolonging the Prospect Park West case, Streetsblog is running a refresher on the how the well-connected gang of bike lane opponents waged their assault against a popular and effective street safety project. This is the third installment from the six-part NBBL Files.
December 20, 2012
Eyes on the Street: A Better Walk to the Center of Bartel Pritchard Square
Bartel Pritchard Square, at the southwest corner of Prospect Park, received some tweaks this morning, including new and re-striped crosswalks enhancing access to the central space in the middle of the traffic circle. There are also markings to channel traffic as it enters the square, and the short stretch of bike lane between Prospect Park West and Prospect Park Southwest has been more clearly marked as two-way.
November 30, 2012
Eyes on the Street: Scenes From Flatbush Avenue
Thanks to Ian Dutton for these great shots from Flatbush Avenue, where pedestrians are being allotted more space on five side streets from Prospect Park to Atlantic Avenue.
October 17, 2012