Celebrating a Car-Free Afternoon In Prospect Park

Yesterday was the first day of a car-free evening rush hour on Prospect Park’s East Drive. Car-Free Park advocates and Transportation Alternatives members manned the barricades at the Park Circle entrance, reminiscing over more than a dozen years of activism and organizing. That’s StreetFilms’ Clarence Eckerson holding the "Thank you DOT" sign above. Below, T.A.’s Noah Budnick recommends Flatbush Avenue to the driver of a Lexus SUV.

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Photos: Aaron Naparstek

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