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What’s Next at Grand Army Plaza?

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The asphalt expanse where Flatbush and Vanderbilt Avenues meet at the north end of Grand Army Plaza. Photo: Google Street View We missed it in the run-up to the holidays last month, but this item in the Brooklyn Paper is worth a longer look. DOT has announced its intention to implement some safety fixes at […]

Talking Sense About Red Light Cameras in Connecticut

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Your partner won’t catch you with your lover in a red light camera photo from this distance. A Connecticut campaign for red light cameras offers a reality-based counterpoint to the growing backlash against automated enforcement. The CT Livable Streets Campaign worked hard throughout 2009 on legislation allowing municipalities to implement automated red light camera enforcement […]

Seniors Survey Manhattan’s Deadliest Street

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Hours after the Tri-State Transportation Campaign released a report yesterday identifying New York’s deadliest roads, 13 AARP volunteers surveyed part of Third Avenue in an effort to make walking in New York safer. AARP volunteer Marlene Ramsey tracks safety conditions on Third Avenue. Photo: Noah Kazis. The surveyors braved the January cold to spend their […]

What Does Southern Brooklyn Think About Bicycling?

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Livable Streets member Sholom Brody files an interesting report from southern Brooklyn, where volunteers with Transportation Alternatives’ Brooklyn Committee recently surveyed subway and bus commuters about their attitudes toward bicycling and bike infrastructure. Brooklynites wait to transfer to the bus from the Kings Highway subway station. Photo: Sholom Brody Neighborhoods like Mill Basin, Marine Park, […]