Rewind: The Taming and Reclaiming of Prospect Park West
After the jump, a reminder of Prospect Park West’s prior incarnation as a three-lane speedway…
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Even Critics of Prospect Park West Lane Don’t Buy the “Unsafe” Argument
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The Park Slope Patch (an AOL publication, for what it’s worth) did a few word-on-the-street interviews on Prospect Park West, asking passersby what they think about the bike lane. Not everyone they talked to thinks the lane is needed — it’s about 50-50, giving critics a disproportionate say relative to their numbers. But note that […]
Brad Lander and Park Slope Residents Rally For Prospect Park West Bike Lane
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City Council Member Brad Lander and supporters of the Prospect Park West bike lane rallied on the steps of City Hall this afternoon in response to yesterday’s lawsuit, filed by a group of well-connected Park Slope residents who want to rip the lane out. “A small group of opponents have chosen to bring a baseless […]
The Taming and Reclaiming of Prospect Park West
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Up until this summer, speeding was the norm on Brooklyn’s Prospect Park West. With three wide lanes inviting motorists to hit the accelerator, it was a street monopolized by car traffic. That changed in a big way in June, when NYC DOT converted one vehicle lane to a two-way bikeway separated from traffic by the […]
Two-Way Protected Bike Path Sails Through CB6 Committee
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Image: NYCDOT Eric McClure of Park Slope Neighbors files this report. Last night, the transportation committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 unanimously endorsed a plan by the Department of Transportation to calm traffic on Prospect Park West through a major street redesign. The plan features the implementation of New York City’s first on-street, two-way, physically […]
Brooklyn Paper on PPW: Double-Parking Takes Precedence Over Safety
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The self-hating cyclists at the Brooklyn Paper are at it again. A year after siding with a handful of merchants who wanted to erase the Fifth Avenue bike lane, Gersh Kuntzman and the editors of Brooklyn’s flagship media property say they don’t want to see a protected, two-way bike path on Prospect Park West: Gersh […]
BEEN THERE, WON THAT: Lessons from the PPW Bike Lane Fight
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The Central Park West bike-lane lawsuit is nothing more than a carbon copy of that reviled failure, the Prospect Park West bike-lane lawsuit.