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With 18th Cyclist Killed, Brooklyn Borough President Issues His Demands
More infrastructure, more enforcement and, indeed, more bikes!
July 29, 2019
Term Limits Could Save Community Boards — And Make Them Live Up To Their First Name
Here's a story that should encourage you to vote "Yes" for community board term limits.
November 2, 2018
Could A Major Fix for the Prospect Expressway Be On “Deck”?
Or maybe the roadway will be turned into an at-grade boulevard.
August 28, 2018
Laurie Cumbo Removes Safe Streets Advocate From Brooklyn CB 2 After Just Three Years
Hilda Cohen was not reappointed, ostensibly to ensure turnover, but several CB 2 members who've served much longer than her were still given seats by Council Member Laurie Cumbo and Borough President Eric Adams.
June 11, 2018
Biking for Safer Streets With Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams
On Monday, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams hosted his fourth annual Bike-to-Work Ride, taking off from Prospect Park and ending at Borough Hall in Downtown Brooklyn.
April 24, 2018
State Reps Intro Bills to Prevent Speeding and Keep Dangerous Drivers Off the Streets
The four bills set out to expand the city's automated speed enforcement program and to revoke driving privileges from motorists who demonstrate unfitness to operate vehicles on public streets.
March 9, 2018
Brooklyn Electeds Pay Tribute to Edwin Ajacalon and Call on Albany to Prevent Deadly Speeding
At a vigil last night, elected officials and street safety advocates paid tribute to Edwin Ajacalon, the 14-year-old from Guatemala who was killed by a teenage driver in Brooklyn Saturday night. Calling Ajacalon an "all-American boy" and "a vital thread in the beautiful tapestry that is New York City," they pressed for street safety improvements and a culture change among drivers after yet another death of a cyclist, the 20th in 2017.
November 28, 2017
Prospect Park Goes Car-Free Forever on January 2
Over the course of many years and several thousand volunteer hours - including massive petition campaigns in 2002 and 2008 - advocates were able to get DOT to gradually whittle down the times and places where cars were allowed in the park.
The mayor's announcement today is the culmination of that steady advocacy and the incremental progress toward a car-free park.
October 23, 2017
This Summer, Prospect Park Will Be Completely Car-Free for the First Time
Prospect Park will be completely car-free from July 17 through September 10, Mayor de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced this morning. It's the first time that Prospect Park will cease to be a shortcut for car traffic for more than a few days at a time.
July 10, 2017
Instead of a Classon Avenue Bike Lane, Bed-Stuy Electeds Want a Street Where No One Rides Bikes
On Thursday, DOT announced plans to paint a bike lane on Classon Avenue, the northbound one-way street where a left-turning driver killed Lauren Davis as she rode her bike to work last April. As bicycle infrastructure goes, it's the bare minimum -- some stripes and stencils to designate space for biking, with no changes to moving lanes or parking. But that hasn't stopped a group of local officials from coming out against it.
June 20, 2017
