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Markowitz Speaks Against Safer Streets in State of the Borough
Earlier this week, friends and family members of traffic violence victims wrote to Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, asking him to stop standing in the way of street improvements to make walking and biking safer. They had lost loved ones and seen lives disrupted by crashes that could have been prevented by better street design. They asked Markowitz to start taking the prevention of traffic injuries and deaths seriously.
February 4, 2011
Victims’ Families Ask Marty Markowitz to Get Serious About Street Safety
In the past year, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz has made several outspoken appearances against proven, life-saving traffic-calming projects.
February 2, 2011
Markowitz on PPW Data: It’s a Vast Biking Conspiracy
It's hard to know what to say after viewing this CBS2/Marcia Kramer segment. Watch Marty Markowitz allege that bike counts on Prospect Park West were inflated because advocates got tipped off by DOT about when the counts would happen, then biked over to use the new lane on those days. Your jaw may drop.
January 24, 2011
After Bloody Week in Brooklyn, Markowitz Blasts Pedestrian Safety Measures
We're one week into the new year, and 2011 is off to a vicious start on Brooklyn streets.
January 7, 2011
Marty’s Message: If You Disagree With Marty, You Don’t Count
At yesterday's day of action on Prospect Park West, one contention from the opposition especially didn't sit well with everyone who turned out to support the redesigned, traffic-calmed street. With hundreds of bike lane supporters gathered on the sidewalk a few feet away, Borough President Marty Markowitz's chief of staff, Carlo Scissura, told the assembled crowd that the new PPW is the vision of just "one person," referring to transportation commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.
October 22, 2010
Hundreds Rally in Support of Prospect Park West Bike Lane
Hundreds of Brooklynites gathered this morning at Grand Army Plaza to show their support for the redesigned Prospect Park West. They made a statement that should be hard for elected officials and the press to miss: Most people who live in the neighborhoods near PPW like biking and walking on the new, traffic-calmed street and don't want to see those changes taken away.
October 21, 2010
Three Myths From Marty About the PPW Bike Lane
It's showtime for the Prospect Park West bike lane, with a bike lane protest and a rally for the redesign coming up tomorrow morning.
October 20, 2010
Mischaracterizations From Marty Seep Into Vacca Op-Ed on PPW Bike Lane
City Council Member Jimmy Vacca has made several public shows of support for street safety initiatives since taking over as chair of the transportation committee at the beginning of the year. To draw attention to the statewide complete streets bill, he stood with Speaker Christine Quinn at 23rd Street, using the Ninth Avenue bike lane as backdrop. He appeared with Quinn, Mayor Bloomberg, and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at last week's big pedestrian safety announcement. And he told Streetsblog in an interview this spring that reducing speeding is one of his top priorities.
August 24, 2010