Transportation Alternatives Wants Mayoral Candidates To Commit to 25% More Open Space
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Vision Zero? How about Vision 25 by 25?
Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Park Slope Neighbors
Activist Honored at 10th Anniversary of ‘Eric McClure Bikeway on Prospect Park West’
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The Prospect Park West protected bike lane has now been — unofficially! — renamed for the activist who started it all off.
Safe-Streets Advocates Demand That de Blasio ‘Focus on the Real Problems Killing New Yorkers’
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The mayor should fix faulty streets and rein in reckless driving — not pursue useless helmet laws.
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 […]
Petition: Tell DOT to Reverse the Curse on Brooklyn Speedways
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How fast do cars travel on Prospect Park West? Criminally fast. All the time. Members of Park Slope Neighbors clocked cars routinely exceeding the 30 mph speed limit — including one sociopath racing at 65 mph — during a ten-minute stretch earlier this month. Prospect Park West and Eighth Avenue form a one-way pair funneling […]
Park Slope Has Its Park(ing) Day
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Evicted from their Park(ing) Day spot by the 78th Precinct last month, Park Slope Neighbors (with the PD’s permission) observed the event over the weekend. StreetFilms’ new producer Elizabeth Press was there, talking to participants, passers-by and motorists who support human-oriented use of valuable public space. There will be a Park(ing) Day celebration tonight in […]